Renard Johnson: “I think we need to continue to close the wage gap.”

“Well, first of all, thank you for inviting me to come speak with you. I think the time is right. It's time now for us in El Paso to make sure we keep our youth here. I think we need to continue to close the wage gap. We need to have higher paying jobs. I would love to see our taxes get lowered by bringing in industry. Quality of life. I want to improve on quality of life.” (14:44–14:48)

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