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Illinois U.S. Rep Mike Quigley: "If you factor in inflation, a worker earning the minimum wage today makes 27.4% less than they would..."

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Mike Quigley tweeted the following:

"If you factor in inflation, a worker earning the minimum wage today makes 27.4% less than they would have in July 2009, the last time Americans got a raise.
Americans don't just deserve a minimum wage increasethey need one."
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Here are other recent tweets from Mike Quigley:

"As monkeypox cases rise and a large proportion of Chicago's cases are concentrated in my district, I have heard my constituents loud and clear that there are not enough vaccines to go around.
It is past time the federal government treats monkeypox with the urgency it deserves." on July 23
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"I am calling on President Biden to declare monkeypox a public health emergency and use every authority at their disposal to ensure treatment gets to all who need it.
We must stop the spread of this virus now. twitter.com/washingtonpost" on July 23
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"The destruction from Russias invasion is everywhere you turn here. We cannot allow western leaders to forget about what Ukrainians are fighting. They still need our help." on July 23
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