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James Comer: “I want to say it sounds like a policy that was supposed to help workers now appears to be doing the opposite in Seattle.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
I want to say it sounds like a policy that was supposed to help workers now appears to be doing the opposite in Seattle.
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James Comer
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Comer critiques Seattle's minimum wage policy for its unintended negative effects on workers.

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