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Elizabeth Warren: “It is 2017. Can you explain why wages this low are not illegal?”

On the recordOctober 24, 2017
It is 2017. Can you explain why wages this low are not illegal?
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren questions the legality of low wages for individuals with disabilities.

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