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Tom Perez: “The Congressional Budget Office has again confirmed that they believe that it is roughly a million people who will get…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
The Congressional Budget Office has again confirmed that they believe that it is roughly a million people who will get lifted out of poverty.
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Tom Perez

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Discussing the impact of minimum wage increases on poverty levels.

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