On the recordOctober 28, 2015
To have a single mother of two kids working for $7.25 still be below the poverty line because we have allowed the minimum wage to collapse over the last 50 years, I think is a disgrace.
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congress.govMichael Bennet: “To have a single mother of two kids working for $7.25 still be below the poverty line because we have allowed the…”
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Bennet criticizes the low minimum wage and its impact on single mothers.
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