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Tom Harkin: We should raise the Federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.

On the recordMay 19, 2014
We should raise the Federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Advocating for an increase in the federal minimum wage to support workers and reduce poverty.

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