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John Kennedy: “While CEOs, on average, make 287 times more than those they employ, a minimum wage worker cannot afford a two-bedroom…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
While CEOs, on average, make 287 times more than those they employ, a minimum wage worker cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment in any corner of our country.
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John Kennedy
Republican · Louisiana

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Kennedy points out the wage disparity between CEOs and minimum wage workers.

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