If you live in Washington DC, today is DC Primary Day. Please come out and vote. I am running for re-election and humbly ask for your vote. As the DC Statehood Representative in Congress, I have helped move the needle closer to us achieving equality for our Nation’s Capital. In this 115th Congress, we now have more co-sponsors and supporters of DC Statehood than ever before; and we are still working on getting support of Republican members of Congress for DC Statehood.
Last Saturday, we had a GOTV Rally in DC. Please watch it here: https://youtu.be/onor2vzKDuU
You can also watch my participation in the rally here: https://youtu.be/JNyN2Sar80g
In DC you can vote from 7am to 8pm, please click here to find your polling place: https://www.dcboe.org/Voters/Where-to-Vote/Polling-Places
You will also have the opportunity to vote on Initiative 77, which addresses the minimum wage for tipped workers in Washington DC, currently at $3.33. If passed, this initiative will make the minimum wage for tipped employees in DC, the same minimum wage others make (gradually increasing it, scheduled to be $15.00 by 2026).
Initiative 77 Summary: If Initiative 77 passes, the minimum wage for tipped employees goes to $15 by 2026, some data suggests that higher wages, in the service industry, reduce sexual harassment for female employees. In some states where the minimum wage is the same for all, the data also suggests it leads to reducing poverty. If passed, this law does not prevent anyone from continuing to tip workers. Opponents argue that DC is unique and has no issue that needs addressing. They say that DC’s minimum wage workers, specially restaurant workers, make more than the non-tipped minimum wage, and are protected by law to get at least the established minimum wage that others get. There is also fear that employers could be hurt by higher wages, which could lead to higher prices for consumers, layoffs, and less incentive for employers to expand.
Thank you.
Franklin Garcia
US Representative (Shadow) for the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, C-09
Washington DC 20004
202-727-9110 (Office)
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