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Article: REP. GERLACH VOTES TO INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 28, 2006
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Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa. (6th CD), issued the following statement:
Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-06) released the following statement after voting for The Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006, legislation that increases the federal minimum wage by more than $2 an hour, provides permanent relief from the "death tax" and provides important tax relief to families, teachers and hard-working Americans.
"This bill is by no means perfect but I voted for final passage of this legislation because it accomplishes some very important goals such as increasing the federal minimum wage for the first time since 1997," Rep. Gerlach said. "And we've increased the minimum wage while providing important ...