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Tim Walberg: “One potential effect of more than doubling the Federal minimum wage is that small businesses will simply close the doors”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
One potential effect of more than doubling the Federal minimum wage is that small businesses will simply close the doors
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Walberg expresses concern about the impact of raising the minimum wage on small businesses.

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