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Elizabeth Warren: But raising the minimum wage is an essential component of any effort to reduce poverty and income inequality.

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
But raising the minimum wage is an essential component of any effort to reduce poverty and income inequality.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren argues that increasing the minimum wage is crucial for addressing poverty.

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