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Lori Trahan: “Women are nearly two-thirds of workers paid the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Women are nearly two-thirds of workers paid the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
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Lori Trahan
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Trahan highlights the disproportionate impact of minimum wage on women.

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