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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=md07ima@mail.house.gov href="mailto:md07ima@mail.house.gov">Congressman
Elijah Cummings</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=kenneth.chrane@verizon.net
href="mailto:kenneth.chrane@verizon.net">kenneth.chrane@verizon.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Website Contact Form Submission From Kenneth
Chrane</DIV></DIV>
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<P align=center><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT> March 13,
2014</P>
<P><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Dear <FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Mr. Kenneth Chrane</FONT>,</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt"><SPAN>Thank you for your recent correspondence on
the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, H.R. 1010. I appreciate hearing from my
constituents regarding the issues pending before the
Congress. </SPAN><SPAN> <BR></SPAN><SPAN><BR></SPAN><SPAN>As you
know, H.R. 1010 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to
increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.20 an hour on
the first day of the third month after the enactment of this Act; (2)
$9.15 an hour after one year; (3) $10.10 an hour after two years; and (4)
the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor (based on increases in the
Consumer Price Index) after three years, and annually
thereafter.</SPAN><SPAN> <BR></SPAN><SPAN><BR></SPAN><SPAN>Further, H.R.
1010 would increase the federal minimum wage for tipped employees to $3.00
an hour for one year on the first day of the third month after the
enactment of this Act. </SPAN><SPAN>
<BR></SPAN><SPAN><BR></SPAN><SPAN>Finally, H.R. 1010 would provide a
formula for subsequent annual adjustments of the wage increase to ensure
that it remains equal to 70% of the wage in effect under FLSA for other
employees and direct the Secretary of Labor, 60 days before any increase
in the minimum wage, to publish it in the Federal Register and on the
Department of Labor's website. </SPAN><SPAN>
<BR></SPAN><SPAN><BR></SPAN><SPAN>You will be happy to know that I am an
original co-sponsor of H.R. 1010 and I look forward to casting my vote in
favor of this important legislation should it come before the full House
of Representatives for consideration. </SPAN><SPAN>
<BR></SPAN><SPAN><BR></SPAN><SPAN>Thank you again for your thoughtful
correspondence and please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any
assistance.</SPAN></P></DIV></FONT>
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<P><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Sincerely,<BR><IMG alt=""
src="http://cummings.house.gov/sites/cummings.house.gov/files/images/signature_cummings.jpg">
<BR>Elijah E. Cummings<BR>Member of
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