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Eva M. Clayton: “I think we should make work pay. When we do not make work pay, we make work a burden, so those who are on welfare will…”

On the recordApril 25, 1996
I think we should make work pay. When we do not make work pay, we make work a burden, so those who are on welfare will want to stay on welfare if they cannot find enough to provide for their basics. Raising the minimum wage will allow for people to be self-supporting and to provide for their families, without the Government having to do it. So it is not inconsistent. I think it is consistent with a good welfare reform system, a good minimum wage, so increase the minimum wage as we move people to work.
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Eva M. Clayton
North Carolina
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Discussing the importance of raising the minimum wage in relation to welfare reform.

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