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The minimum wage right now is, in fact, worth 31 percent less than at its peak in 1968.

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Harkin highlights the decline in the real value of the minimum wage over decades.

03/13/2013

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Tom  Harkin
out of office

usa, Iowa

2,994 Quotes

Born11/19/1939 (age 86)

PartyDemocratic

  • United States Senator

    1/3/1985 - 1/3/2015
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