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Today the GOP blocked the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour over several years. Too many Rhode Island families are struggling to pay their bills and put food on the table, despite working long hours. It’s time to make the federal minimum wage a living wage, so that hardworking Rhode Islanders can provide for themselves and their loved ones, and businesses see more customers with money to spend. I’m disappointed that Senate Republicans refused to allow an up-or-down vote on this commonsense legislation, but I will continue working to pass this and other bills to give working Americans a fair shot.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:27:10 +0000

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