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Elizabeth Warren: “I have to say, and to think about what it would mean if that million workers made $5 more an hour in terms of what they…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
I have to say, and to think about what it would mean if that million workers made $5 more an hour in terms of what they could buy elsewhere in the economy.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the economic impact of raising workers' wages.

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