{"id":1359,"date":"2017-05-25T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/25\/tom-perez-on-the-raise-the-wage-act-of-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-05-25T21:55:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T21:55:00","slug":"tom-perez-on-the-raise-the-wage-act-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/tom-perez-on-the-raise-the-wage-act-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Perez on the Raise the Wage Act of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)\"><!--[if !mso]>\n\n<style>v\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\no\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\nw\\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Georgia;\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;}\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{margin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tfont-size:11.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;}\na:link, span.MsoHyperlink\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:#0563C1;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;}\na:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:#954F72;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;}\np.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0\n\t{mso-style-name:msonormal;\n\tmso-margin-top-alt:auto;\n\tmargin-right:0in;\n\tmso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;\n\tmargin-left:0in;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;}\nspan.EmailStyle18\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:windowtext;}\nspan.EmailStyle19\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:#1F497D;}\nspan.EmailStyle20\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:#1F497D;}\nspan.EmailStyle21\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:windowtext;}\nspan.EmailStyle22\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:#1F497D;}\nspan.EmailStyle23\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:windowtext;}\nspan.EmailStyle24\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:windowtext;}\nspan.EmailStyle25\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:#1F497D;}\nspan.EmailStyle26\n\t{mso-style-type:personal;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:#1F497D;}\nspan.EmailStyle27\n\t{mso-style-type:personal-reply;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tcolor:#1F497D;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapedefaults v:ext=\"edit\" spidmax=\"1026\" \/>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:shapelayout v:ext=\"edit\">\n<o:idmap v:ext=\"edit\" data=\"1\" \/>\n<\/o:shapelayout><\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement in response to Congressional Democratic leaders introducing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.civilrights.org\/archives\/2017\/raise-the-wage.html\">Raise the Wage Act of 2017<\/a>, legislation that would grow the minimum wage to $15 by 2024: <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span georgia=\"\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\">&ldquo;I enthusiastically applaud the tireless efforts and continued leadership of Democratic legislators to help American workers break free from a rigged economy that favors our wealthiest citizens while squeezing the middle class. 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