Your testimony included the hypothetical case of a single mother working at minimum wage in Des Moines who would purportedly lose public benefits like child care subsidies if she received a raise.
Tom Harkin: “Your testimony included the hypothetical case of a single mother working at minimum wage in Des Moines who would…”
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Harkin discusses the impact of wage increases on public benefits for a single mother.
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