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the minimum wage appears to not only have employees retain their jobs longer, but employers saying that they are getting the better quality of applicant for that job and they are staying longer at the higher wage.

I fully support increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.

Republicans want to be the party of 'NO:' NO federal involvement; NO accountability; NO equity protections for disadvantaged students.

This bill will do much more harm than good and we cannot afford to cause any further damage to an ecosystem that is oversubscribed and in jeopardy.