A raise to $10.10 would benefit 28 million workers, lifting about 2 million out of poverty.
Tom Harkin: “A raise to $10.10 would benefit 28 million workers, lifting about 2 million out of poverty.”
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Harkin highlights the positive impact of raising the minimum wage on poverty reduction.
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