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Alma Adams: “Just raising, increasing the minimum wage in my State of Florida to $10.10 per hour would decrease SNAP expenditures by…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Just raising, increasing the minimum wage in my State of Florida to $10.10 per hour would decrease SNAP expenditures by $290 million.
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina

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Increasing Florida's minimum wage could reduce federal SNAP costs significantly.

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