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Tom Harkin: “I think we're better than this. I don't think a country as great as ours should pay people so little that they need help…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
I think we're better than this. I don't think a country as great as ours should pay people so little that they need help from the State just to survive.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin argues against low wages requiring public assistance.

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