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Nydia Velázquez: raising the minimum wage will put money back into consumers' pockets, back into our main streets, and back into our…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
raising the minimum wage will put money back into consumers' pockets, back into our main streets, and back into our economy.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Increasing minimum wage boosts consumer spending and economic activity.

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