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James Comer: They just recently raised their minimum wage to $15 per hour for all of their employees. They did that without…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
They just recently raised their minimum wage to $15 per hour for all of their employees. They did that without legislation, without government intervention.
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James Comer
Republican · Kentucky

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Comer mentions a local bank's voluntary wage increase without government action.

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