The administration claims that the fiscal year 2018 proposed budget cuts and eliminations will help your Department streamline its activities in states by reducing inefficient and duplicative programs; however, the greatest impact on worker's lives would be to increase the Federal minimum wage.
Leahy argues for raising the Federal minimum wage to improve workers' lives.
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