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On the recordJune 20, 2018
We should pass the Raise the Wage Act, H.R. 15, a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 giving more than 41 million Americans a pay increase.
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Emmett Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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Wilson advocates for raising the federal minimum wage to combat wage stagnation.

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