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Romney, Cotton To Propose $10 Minimum Wage With Mandatory E-Verify

Eric Quintanar
Romney, Cotton To Propose $10 Minimum Wage With Mandatory E-Verify
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Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) will soon introduce legislation that would begin to raise the federal minimum wage to $10 an hour. 

The legislation, which has not yet been released, would gradually increase the federal minimum wage over a period of four years beginning next year and then index the minimum wage to inflation, according to a joint statement the senators released Tuesday. 

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