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Tim Walberg: No one who works for a living should have to live in poverty.

On the recordMarch 19, 2012
No one who works for a living should have to live in poverty.
Said by
Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for fair wages for workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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