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On the recordSeptember 22, 2011
It only makes sense that they get a minimum wage at least as high as the rest of our country.
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Gregorio Sablan
Democratic · Northern Mariana Islands

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Sablan argues for equal minimum wage to support residents in the Northern Mariana Islands.

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