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On the recordMarch 7, 2005
If the Senator is prepared to double the size of the business from $500,000 to $1 million because it should keep up with inflation, would the Senator be prepared to double the minimum wage of 1990 to what it should be today?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the relationship between business size and minimum wage during a debate.

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