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On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
If they are paying $2 an hour, we suddenly see a race to the bottom, which means that we are losing middle-class jobs.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Stabenow highlights the impact of low wages in Mexico on U.S. jobs.

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