Saud Anwar

State Senator

Saud Anwar

Deputy President Pro Tempore

Working For You

May 28, 2019

Senator Anwar Releases Statement After Attending Signing Of Minimum Wage Increase Bill Tuesday

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Assembled leaders celebrate the signing of a bill that will increase the minimum wage to $15 through 2023; State Senators Saud Anwar and Julie Kushner pose after the bill’s signing.

HARTFORD, CT – Today, State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor) issued the following statement after joining Governor Ned Lamont, Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven), Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), Senator Julie Kushner (D-Danbury), State Representative Robyn Porter (D-New Haven) and dozens of others as Governor Lamont signed legislation enacting an increase in the minimum wage.

“Today was a good day in our efforts to address the challenges of the fastest-growing segment in our community, the ‘working poor,’” said Sen. Anwar. “This bill is a step in the right direction for addressing the racial, economic and gender-based injustice that has become intrinsic in our society. I’m grateful for all of the people who have worked to address this $15 minimum wage increase over the next four and a half years.”

Captions: Assembled leaders celebrate the signing of a bill that will increase the minimum wage to $15 through 2023; State Senators Saud Anwar and Julie Kushner pose after the bill’s signing.

 

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