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On the recordDecember 9, 2013
Thanks to Chairman Harkin's leadership on this issue, I am very hopeful that we'll see the full Senate vote to increase the minimum wage soon.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Expressing optimism about a Senate vote to raise the minimum wage.

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