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Bob Dole: Let me make it clear, some of my colleagues do not think minimum wage is a good idea. I read some of your colleagues…

On the recordMay 7, 1996
Let me make it clear, some of my colleagues do not think minimum wage is a good idea. I read some of your colleagues feel the repeal of the gas tax is not a good idea and some of your colleagues feel the TEAM Act is not a good idea. So if you put them all together, it is not quite the good idea as taking them up separately, but when they are together, it becomes a fair idea that will get us enough votes to pass.
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Bob Dole
Kansas

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Discussing the merits of minimum wage, gas tax repeal, and the TEAM Act.

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