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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
If the minimum wage had been $12 in 2016, over 6 million fewer people would be living in poverty today.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva cites a report linking higher minimum wage to reduced poverty.

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