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Article: REP. JEFFERSON PRAISES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE - FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE RISES FOR FIRST TIME IN A DECADE

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June 22, 2007
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Rep. William L. Jefferson, D-La. (2nd CD), issued the following news release:

Rep. Jefferson today commemorated the first federal minimum wage increase in a decade after Democratic legislation raising the minimum wage took effect today in states across the country. The minimum wage increase is part of a broader Democratic effort to provide more opportunity for working families and restore the American dream.

"The workers of the Greater New Orleans area, in large part, are hospitality industry employees. These hard working men and women greet the world with wide smiles and warm embraces as they welcome millions of tourists and conference attendees to metropolitan New Orleans." Jefferson ...

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