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“Raising the minimum wage is a moral issue. With the costs of everyday items like gasoline at record highs, Latino families are forced into having to do more with less. The failed leadership and backwards priorities of a Republican-controlled federal government in Washington have let down hard working Americans. It is wrong to give billions and billions of dollars in tax cuts to the wealthy and pay raises to Congress, but turn our backs on the hard-working Latino families who live in poverty each day.
“The current minimum wage is grossly inadequate in today’s economy, especially for the 2.8 million Latinos that would likely benefit from a raise in the minimum wage. Democrats believe that hard-working Americans deserve fair pay. Real policies, like raising the minimum wage, are needed to eliminate poverty in this country and ensure that men and women who work hard and play by the rules have the capacity to achieve the American dream.
“Democrats believe that Congress has a moral obligation to ensure all working Americans earn a fair wage and have been trying for several years to increase the minimum wage. No American who works full-time, all year, should have to live in poverty. However, the Republican-led Congress has prevented several Democratic efforts to increase in the minimum wage, including one earlier this month.
“By failing to raise the minimum wage, Republicans have failed Latino families, especially those who are struggling to make ends meet. Congress should stand up for working families in America so no one is ever forced to choose between purchasing a bag of groceries and a gallon of gas. Minimum wage workers deserve a raise, and its past time that Congress gave it to them.
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