Rep. Higgins Announces House Passage of Legislation Incrementally Raising Federal Minimum Wage to $15
July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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- Raise The Wage Act Ends 10-Year Stretch With No Increase in Minimum Wage
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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced House passage of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, by a vote of 231-199. It's been more than a decade since the federal minimum wage was increased to $7.25 in 2009, the longest stretch between increases since the minimum wage w . . .
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- Raise The Wage Act Ends 10-Year Stretch With No Increase in Minimum Wage
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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced House passage of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, by a vote of 231-199. It's been more than a decade since the federal minimum wage was increased to $7.25 in 2009, the longest stretch between increases since the minimum wage w . . .