Frederica Wilson: “I include in the Record a letter in support of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, from the U.S. Women's Chamber…”

“I include in the Record a letter in support of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, from the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC, July 15, 2019. Letter in Support of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 My name is Margot Dorfman and I am the CEO of the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. I represent women business owners across America, who support raising the minimum wage. Introduction The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce was founded to support the continued economic advancement of women in America. The Women's Chamber has more than 500,000 members--most of them small business owners. We have members in every state. The business owners with whom I talk every day believe that, far from hurting their businesses, raising the minimum wage in fact helps small businesses, women workers and the broader economy. Raising the minimum wage reinforces their business strategies, while an inadequate minimum wage undermines them. It is vitally important to understand that the number one problem I hear from my members is that consumer demand is still weak. Raising the minimum wage helps directly with that by putting more money in the pockets of customers who will spend it at our local businesses. The migration of women from the workforce into business ownership has been one of the great economic achievements of the American dream.…”