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PRINTER'S NO. 377
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
35
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, LEACH, FARNESE, MUTH,
L. WILLIAMS, HUGHES AND COSTA, MARCH 5, 2019
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 5, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Congress of the United States to increase both the
minimum wage and tipped minimum wage to $15 per hour in the
United States.
WHEREAS, Since 2009, the national minimum wage has been $7.25
and the tipped minimum wage has been $2.13, while the cost of
living continues to increase annually; and
WHEREAS, These are poverty wages and are not acceptable for
Pennsylvanians, let alone the rest of America; and
WHEREAS, With the cost of living increasing every year, we
must assure our workers that they will be paid a wage that is
fair and will reflect the hard work that they do; and
WHEREAS, The minimum wage would be $10.15 per hour if it
matched the rate of inflation; and
WHEREAS, Instead, earners find themselves left with poverty
wages that do not meet the basic standard of living wage; and
WHEREAS, If we want our nation to thrive, it begins with
making sure that every American has a fair chance to thrive
economically; and
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WHEREAS, Many workers earning the current minimum wage need
some form of assistance or a funding safety net to help
supplement their income, ultimately costing taxpayers more money
to provide for these assistance programs; and
WHEREAS, Raising the minimum wage would create less
dependence for workers and families and create less of a need
for these funding safety nets; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
urge the Congress of the United States to increase both the
minimum wage and the tipped minimum wage to $15 per hour in the
United States to give workers across the nation a wage they
deserve; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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