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On the recordMarch 25, 2014
the notion that this is, you know, somehow going to obstruct its recovery, just events in just the last few days in a state that is poised to move forward really kind of rebuts that.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney argues that raising the minimum wage will not hinder economic recovery in Connecticut.

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