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Scott Garrett: Perhaps the most difficult part of understanding from whence they come on this issue of raising the minimum wage in the…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2007
Perhaps the most difficult part of understanding from whence they come on this issue of raising the minimum wage in the manner that they did is that they, in fact, hurt the very same people that they claim they are going to try to help by raising the minimum wage. That is, they are going to hurt the very people who are low skilled and lack experience because, generally speaking, it is the low skilled and the people lacking experience who are entering into the entry level type jobs out there. And it does a disservice to them for them to report a bill such as we had yesterday of raising the minimum wage, which we know statistically will shut out so many people who are seeking to enter the workforce.
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Scott Garrett
New Jersey

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Discussing the impact of raising the minimum wage on low-skilled workers during a debate.

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