Lawmaker Says ‘We Don’t Want’ Small Businesses That Can’t Pay $15 Minimum Wage

Lawmaker Says ‘We Don’t Want’ Small Businesses That Can’t Pay $15 Minimum Wage
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference in Washington on April 4, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Feb. 21 that, while he’s “all for” small businesses, those that can’t afford to pay their employees $15 an hour are essentially undesirable.

Khanna made the remarks in an interview on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” in response to a question about how hard it might be for many small businesses to afford increased labor costs if the federal minimum wage is raised to $15 an hour.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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