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On the recordNovember 5, 2015
I want to close the wealth gap, and I have come to understand very clearly that it is not simply through wages.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters emphasizes the need for more than just wage increases to address wealth disparity.

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