Lincoln Chafee presidential campaign, 2016/Labor and employment

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Former presidential candidate
Lincoln Chafee
Political offices:
Governor of Rhode Island
(2011-2015)
U.S. Senate
(1999-2007)
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  • Speaking at the Iowa Federation of Labor Presidential Forum on August 6, 2015, Lincoln Chafee said he supported raising the minimum wage, but noted there should be some deviation allowed from the figure in urban and rural areas.[1][2]
  • Chafee’s 2014 budget for Rhode Island apportioned $3 million for workforce development support. With this money, Chafee proposed the creation of a Statewide Work Immersion Program to benefit students, unemployed adults, and businesses seeking to train potential employees.[3]
  • Chafee signed a bill in 2014 to increase Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $8 to $9. While a member of the U.S. Senate, Chafee also voted in favor of several amendments to increase the federal minimum wage.[4][5][6][7]
  • During his time in the Senate, the AFL-CIO gave Chafee a lifetime favorable rating of 54 percent.[8]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Democratic candidates pledge labor-friendly White House," August 6, 2015
  2. ↑ The Washington Post, "Democratic presidential hopefuls — minus Clinton — court labor leaders in Iowa," August 6, 2015
  3. ↑ RI.gov, “Executive Summary: Fiscal Year 2014,” January 16, 2013
  4. ↑ Reuters, “Rhode Island governor signs minimum wage increase,” July 3, 2014
  5. ↑ Congress.gov, “S.Amdt.4322 to S.2766,” accessed May 1, 2015
  6. ↑ Congress.gov, “S.Amdt.44 to S.256,” accessed May 1, 2015
  7. ↑ Congress.gov, “S.Amdt.2547 to S.625,” accessed May 1, 2015
  8. ↑ AFL-CIO, “Lincoln Chafee’s Scorecard for Year 2006: U.S. Senate,” accessed May 1, 2015
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