And so those States that are pushing for a higher minimum wage are adjusting to the cost of living in their respective States...
Ben Cline
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Ben Cline is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Cline succeeded Bob Goodlatte in this role. He has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and education during his time in office. Cline has also been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at supporting rural communities in Virginia.
And so I wanted to start by asking Dr. Strain. The effect of an increase in the minimum wage on unemployment is fairly straightforward.
I believe that we finally have America on the right track economically, and I think we need to think long and hard before we go back to a Congress of passing lots and lots of legislation, increasing regulations, more government, bigger…
I wanted to focus on a couple of different issues coming from the Commonwealth of Virginia... fraudulent voter registration forms.
We were not in favor, of course, of the cut, but an example in case is that in South Dakota currently, of the 24 vehicles that were requested this year, we were able to award eight vehicle replacement bids.
I think we would see severe disruption in service, perhaps service cuts from some of our long distance trips, and those are very vital to those individuals.





