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Minimum Wage Claim Arises in Iowa Political Debate
The Fact Checker analyzes Rep. Pat Murphy claim that raising the minimum wage would create 1,400 Iowa jobs. It contrasts LSA sourcing, EPI estimates of 900 Iowa jobs, and CBO figures on net employment losses, noting source biases and methodological concerns.
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Legislative Services Bureau
Pat Murphy
House
Iowa
Iowa Credit Union Legislative Conference
Des Moines
D-Dubuque
Gail Boliver
Murphy
Legislative Services Agency
Kenneth Ohms
LSA
Aaron Bly
Bly
Economic Policy Institute
EPI
Bruce Braley
Waterloo
Tom Harkin
U.S. Senate
David Swenson
Iowa State University
Swenson
Congressional Budget Office
Congress
CBO
ISU