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Blaine Luetkemeyer: “The summary on the front here says it is going to cost 1.6 million jobs and have a real output loss of more than $2…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
The summary on the front here says it is going to cost 1.6 million jobs and have a real output loss of more than $2 trillion to our economy.
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Blaine Luetkemeyer
Republican · Missouri

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Luetkemeyer discusses the negative economic impact of raising the minimum wage.

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