Barack Obama: “We should raise a minimum wage that in real terms is worth less than…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2014

We should raise a minimum wage that in real terms is worth less than it was when Ronald Reagan took office.

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Message to Congress Transmitting the Economic Report of the President

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