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On the recordJuly 23, 2014
So maybe we ought to be talking about making work pay a little bit better and maybe increase the minimum wage.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern suggests increasing the minimum wage to help working families.

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