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N.J. Governor Chris Christie vetoes $15 minimum wage bill

By Shawn Price
New Jersey Gov. Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have raised his state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021. He said doing so would hurt small business and kill jobs. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI
New Jersey Gov. Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have raised his state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021. He said doing so would hurt small business and kill jobs. Photo by Molly Riley/UPI | License Photo

PENNINGTON, N.J., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have raised the state's minimum wage to $15 over five years.

Christie, a Republican, said the bill pushed by the Democratic-led legislature would bog down the economy and kill jobs.

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Christie told a crowd at a market in Pennington, N.J. raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour would hurt small businesses

"All of this sounds great, raising the minimum wage, when you're spending someone else's money," he said.

Democrats in the state legislature said they will fight on, and want to propose a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage, which is currently $8.38 per hour.

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