Richard V. Reeves

Fellow at Brookings Institution

Senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and co-director of the Center on Children and Families.

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Fast food executive Andrew Puzder is Donald Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary. He’s against raising the minimum wage and anticipates more jobs being lost to automation.

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