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Virginia Foxx: “Are you concerned that more than doubling the Federal minimum wage would reverse these positive trends for workers and…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Are you concerned that more than doubling the Federal minimum wage would reverse these positive trends for workers and the economy?
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Foxx raises concerns about the potential negative impact of a minimum wage increase on economic progress.

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