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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Raising the Federal minimum wage to $15 will not help anyone make ends meet. It will redistribute poverty, eliminate jobs, and deeply harm American workers, businesses, and the U.S. economy at large.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx argues that raising the minimum wage will harm workers and the economy.

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