Rep. Maloney Issues Statement on Raising Minimum Wage
July 18, 2019
July 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, vice chair of the Joint Economic Committee and original cosponsor of the Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582), issued the following statement on the importance of raising the federal minimum wage:
"Today, I was proud to vote to pass the Raise the Wage Act to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025. Millions of working families who earn the minimum wage and who have seen their wages frozen for the past decade need this raise, and t . . .
"Today, I was proud to vote to pass the Raise the Wage Act to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025. Millions of working families who earn the minimum wage and who have seen their wages frozen for the past decade need this raise, and t . . .