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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
The majority of American workers today do not have $7.25 as a minimum wage because Congress has refused to raise their wages.
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Ro Khanna
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing Congress for not raising the federal minimum wage.

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