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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Today, a worker essentially in this country can, has to take what he can get and a huge income gap has opened up that is…

On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
Today, a worker essentially in this country can, has to take what he can get and a huge income gap has opened up that is shameful.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the widening income gap affecting workers.

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