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Judy Chu: Only 1 in 10 people who would benefit from raising the minimum wage to $15 in 2025 is a teenager.

On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
Only 1 in 10 people who would benefit from raising the minimum wage to $15 in 2025 is a teenager.
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Judy Chu
Democratic · California

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Judy Chu highlights the misconception that minimum wage increases mainly benefit teenagers.

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