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Tom Perez: I support a minimum wage because, number one, it is fundamentally fair. Nobody who works a full-time job should have to…

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
I support a minimum wage because, number one, it is fundamentally fair. Nobody who works a full-time job should have to live in poverty.
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Tom Perez

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Perez advocates for a minimum wage increase as a matter of fairness and economic necessity.

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