Jim Pederson on Jobs

Supports increasing the minimum wage

Jim Pederson reaffirmed his support for the state initiative to increase the minimum wage. Jim Pederson believes that increasing the minimum wage is a family values issue and shows how, we as a society, value work. But in Washington, Jon Kyl has opposed increasing the minimum wage 16 different times, even though it would give over 158,000 hard working Arizona families a much-needed pay raise. Meanwhile, Kyl has voted to raise his own pay five times, to more than $160,000. Source: Press release, "Minimum Wage Stand" Sep 8, 2006

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