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Harris Statement on Raising the Minimum Wage

Statement

Date: July 19, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) made the following statement on raising the minimum wage to $15, an effort taken up by the U.S. House of Representatives this week:

"The CBO estimates we will lose up to 3.7 million jobs by increasing the minimum wage to $15 on a federal level. The last thing we need is to slow the economy."


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