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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
I am proudly cosponsoring because this is a long overdue conversation about gradually increasing the Federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Bonamici supports raising the minimum wage to help workers above the poverty line.

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