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Elizabeth Warren: “To people who are trying to live on those wages, I think that is how they feel.”

On the recordNovember 27, 2017
To people who are trying to live on those wages, I think that is how they feel.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren highlights the struggles of workers despite low unemployment and stagnant wages.

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