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William L. Clay: “I would remind the other side that a vote for the Goodling poison pill amendment in the State of Wisconsin would deny…”

On the recordMay 23, 1996
I would remind the other side that a vote for the Goodling poison pill amendment in the State of Wisconsin would deny 210,757 workers an increase in the minimum wage. In the State of Connecticut, it would be 87,000.
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William L. Clay

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Addressing the impact of the Goodling amendment on minimum wage workers.

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