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Joe Courtney: “Early votes on raising the minimum wage showed the national consensus on raising the wage and the importance of…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Early votes on raising the minimum wage showed the national consensus on raising the wage and the importance of maintaining a decent floor of wages.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney highlights bipartisan support for raising the minimum wage in early votes.

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