On the recordMarch 13, 2013
Senator Harkin gave the numbers on the erosion in the buying power of the minimum wage.
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congress.govTom Harkin: “Senator Harkin gave the numbers on the erosion in the buying power of the minimum wage.”
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Harkin highlighted the decline in minimum wage purchasing power over the years.
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