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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
A raise to $10.10 would benefit 28 million workers, lifting about 2 million out of poverty.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin highlights the positive impact of raising the minimum wage on poverty reduction.

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