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Jeff Hurd: “I do not think [raising the national minimum wage is]…”

Featuring: Jeff Hurd, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 3

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CD3 Candidate Interviews_ Jeff Hurd

Published | Video Starts at 19:54

I do not support term limits for the Supreme Court. I think it's important that the judicial branch has that independence. Do you support raising the national minimum wage? I do not think [raising the national minimum wage is] necessary, particularly here in Colorado, we already have a minimum wage that's well in excess of the national minimum wage. I prefer the market sets that wage. Given the issues surrounding campaign finance, would you support the proposed legislation, the Disclose act, that would provide disclosure of campaign spending and combat the use of. (19:54–20:03)

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Opposes raising the national minimum wage, citing Colorado's higher state minimum wage.

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