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Alma Adams: “I would go for the 30. It was fortunate--it was unfortunate, though, that hearing was canceled because we had…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
I would go for the 30. It was fortunate--it was unfortunate, though, that hearing was canceled because we had hard-working folks from many of our service industries in Washington that day, all fighting for $15 because they know that $15 is the bare minimum an individual must earn to raise a family today.
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina

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Adams supports raising the minimum wage to $15, emphasizing its necessity for families.

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