Thank you. That's probably the most important, like affordability measure. But, you know, helping people, you know, Deal with inflation is, how about if we raise wages in the state? So Illinois was at $8.25 when I took office, and we...raised the minimum wage to $15. first bill that I pushed through the legislature, and it was my introduction, and the first bill that I signed was raising the minimum wage to $15. (14:25–14:30)
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