Barack Obama: “We must increase the minimum wage so those working hard can have a…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2014

We must increase the minimum wage so those working hard can have a living wage.

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Readout of the President's Meeting with Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus

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Barack Obama: “We must increase the minimum wage so those working hard can have a living wage.”