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On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
It is good to see my friends on the left coming to the conclusion that in the middle of a pandemic that, according to the Congressional Budget Office, has already shuttered--the $15 minimum wage would shutter another 1.4 million jobs.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott discusses bipartisan opposition to the $15 minimum wage during the pandemic.

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