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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
I am very concerned that doubling the Federal minimum wage will put a halt to a lot of that progress and will really gum up the works of job creation for workers without a lot of skills and without a lot of experience.
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Rick Allen
Republican · Georgia

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Allen expresses concern about the impact of raising the minimum wage on job creation.

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