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Tom Harkin: “Raising the minimum wage, as proposed by Sen. Harkin, would give 15.4 million women a raise.”

On the recordMay 19, 2014
Raising the minimum wage, as proposed by Sen. Harkin, would give 15.4 million women a raise.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Emphasizing the positive impact of wage increase on women's earnings.

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