NEW MEXICO SENATORS TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH ARE PART OF A TEAM OF LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON INTRODUCING A BILL THAT WOULD HIKE THE MINIMUM AGE TO 12 DOLLARS AN HOUR BY 2020. UDALL SAYS IF IT PASSES, IT WOULD MEAN MORE MONEY FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILLION NEW MEXICANS TRYING TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES ON THE CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE.
HE SAYS THE PROBLEM WITH THE CURRENT WAGE IS IT HASN’T KEPT UP WITH INFLATION, HOLDING BACK NOT ONLY FAMILIES IN THE STATE BUT ALSO THE NEW MEXICO ECONOMY.
