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Tom Harkin: Raising the minimum wage could allow Americans who currently rely on government assistance programs the ability to be…

On the recordDecember 9, 2013
Raising the minimum wage could allow Americans who currently rely on government assistance programs the ability to be more self-sufficient.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Arguing that a wage increase could reduce reliance on federal assistance.

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