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Gwen Litvak is a Legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center. She is a graduate of UCLA.

Last week, the Senate rejected an effort to pass a clean minimum wage bill. Yesterday, Senators voted to move forward with a bill that couples a minimum wage increase with controversial small business tax cuts.

Because the House passed a “clean” bill, the two versions will now have to be reconciled, again delaying a raise for the millions of minimum wage workers whose earnings have not been increased in more than 10 years. Senator Kennedy, however, and the many supporters of a minimum wage increase are committed to securing a minimum wage vote soon. We thank the many members of the Jewish community who are dedicated to raising the wage and who participated in the Let Justice Roll campaign. The presence of the interfaith and community coalition was truly felt as Senator Kennedy mentions the Let Justice Roll campaign on the floor .

Posted by Religious Action Center on January 31, 2007 4:41 PM |

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