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Chris Murphy: “The way you solve people’s basic economic problem — not having enough money to pay the bills — is by making a minimum…”

On the recordJune 27, 2026
The way you solve people’s basic economic problem — not having enough money to pay the bills — is by making a minimum wage be a living wage.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Explaining the rationale behind the minimum wage increase.

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