Hearing: “Gradually Raising the Minimum Wage to $15: Good for Workers, Good for Businesses, and Good for the Economy."

Committee on Education and Labor

Thursday, February 7, 2019 (10:15 AM)

2175 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable William E. Spriggs
Professor, Department of Economics, Howard University and AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.

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Mr. Terrence Wise
Shift Manager, McDonald's, Independence, MO

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Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin
President, American Action Forum, Washington, D.C.

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Dr. Ben Zipperer
Economist, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.

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Panel two

Ms. Vanita Gupta
President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Washington, D.C.

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Ms. Simone Barron
Seattle, WA

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Ms. Kathy Eckhouse
Owner, La Quercia, Norwalk, IA

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Dr. Michael Strain
Resident Scholar and Director of Economic Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.

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Dr. Michael Reich
Professor, University of California, Berkeley, CA

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Mr. Paul A. Brodeur
State Representative 32nd Middlesex District, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, Boston, MA

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/07/2019 at 04:51 PM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Robert C. "Bobby" Scott [PDF] Added 02/07/2019 at 03:55 PM

First Published: January 31, 2019 at 11:24 AM
Last Updated: February 7, 2019 at 04:51 PM


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