CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings April 3, 2014
Benefited from a high minimum wage. Job growth has continued at a rate above the national average. Payrolls in our restaurants and bars have expanded due to people having more money in their pockets to spend out at dinner or a night on the town. And poverty in Washington State has trailed the National Level for at least seven years now. That is why i support making the National Minimum wage 10. 10 for families from washington to wisconsin, from massachusetts to minnesota and hawaii and everywhere in between. Now, its not enough to make you rich, but it is a small raise for millions of families...
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