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Jessica Ramos: “Every January the minimum wage goes up.”

Featuring: Jessica Ramos, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 13

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Face to Face with Jessica Ramos, New York State Senator

Published | Video Starts at 11:19

That's why I fought to tie the minimum wage to inflation. And I'm proud to say that that became the law now two years ago. And now Every January the minimum wage goes up. This coming January, it will go up 50 cents, but then after that it will start going up a dollar in order to help workers keep up with the cost … (11:19–11:25)

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