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Sean Duffy: “If we increase [the minimum wage] too high and we have…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Sean Duffy questions Fed Chair Powell at HFSC Hearing.

Published | Video Starts at 02:44

The company. And that especially happens in a tight labor market, which I know you won't make the point on a $15 minimum wage. But my concern is that If we increase [the minimum wage] too high and we have people who aren't at a value of $15 an hour, they'll lose their jobs. and fall into deeper despair. That's my concern. With regard to. I'm going to switch gears, Anya. In regard to trade, you're not commenting, I know, on the policies of the President with regard to trade. (02:44–02:54)

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Asserts that increasing the minimum wage too high could lead to job losses for those not valued at $15 an hour.

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