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Dean tells Jenkintown audience she backs a path to $15 minimum wage and targeted help for small businesses
Summary
Rep. Madeline Dean said the federal minimum wage of $7.25 is inadequate, voiced support for a goal of $15 per hour while acknowledging small-business concerns, and urged partnership with local businesses using targeted incentives and pandemic-era support models.
During a Q&A at a forum hosted by Jenkintown School District, Representative Madeline Dean said she supports raising the federal minimum wage toward $15 an hour while working with small businesses to manage that transition.
"I have long believed that the $7.25 minimum wage is inadequate," Dean said, acknowledging that some small businesses "say, I can't sustain workers at that level." She said an…
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