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Jeff Bingaman: “We share the concerns that these island leaders have brought to our attention and recognize that they have no…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2007
We share the concerns that these island leaders have brought to our attention and recognize that they have no representation here in the Senate. Accordingly, we ask the distinguished manager and chairman of the Appropriations Committee, as this legislation is reconciled with the House bill in conference committee, that he seeks an agreement that the FLSA's Special Industry Committees will be used in these two territories, as they were used in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We believe that this is important to assuring a smooth transition to the national minimum wage in these islands, and to avoiding unnecessary economic disruption.
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico
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Addressing the need for representation and economic considerations for island territories during Senate discussions.

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