Barbara Lee: “Let me first thank Chairman Scott for yielding and for his tireless, incredible, and brilliant leadership. I include in…”

“Let me first thank Chairman Scott for yielding and for his tireless, incredible, and brilliant leadership. I include in the Record a letter from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights expressing their strong support for H.R. 582. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Washington, DC, July 15, 2019. Vote Recommendation: Support the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 Dear Representative: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States, we write to express our strong support for the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 (H.R. 582). This important legislation would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, index it to median federal wages, and ensure that all tipped workers, working people with disabilities, and young people get paid at least the full minimum wage. Passage of the Raise the Wage Act is a top legislative priority of our coalition. We urge you to vote YES on final passage of a clean bill and NO on any Motion to Recommit (MTR) in connection with this legislation. The Leadership Conference will score both of these votes in our voting record for the 116th Congress. At the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, one of the founders of The Leadership Conference, Black labor leader A.…”