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TexasTowelie

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Thu Sep 1, 2016, 07:40 AM Sep 2016

Clinton to Christie: Minimum wage veto 'a blow to working families'

TRENTON — Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton took a swipe at Chris Christie on Wednesday, slamming him for his Tuesday veto of a bill to increase New Jersey's minimum wage to $15 an hour.

While Christie is no longer campaigning for the White House, he's a top adviser to Clinton's rival, Donald Trump, which could help explain why Clinton took time out of her campaign to fire off a personal tweet that criticized Christie.

Clinton called Christie's veto "a blow to working families."

"No one who works full-time should have to live in poverty," she wrote, signing the tweet "H" for Hillary, signaling she personally penned the tweet.

Read more: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/08/clinton_attacks_christie_over_15_minimum_wage_veto.html

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