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On the recordJune 24, 2013
Inflation has steadily eroded the value of the minimum wage, as you said, Senator, by 30 percent since 1968.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin highlights the impact of inflation on minimum wage value.

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