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Alma Adams: “If we pass the Raise the Age Act, close to 40 million workers would receive a raise.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
If we pass the Raise the Age Act, close to 40 million workers would receive a raise.
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the potential impact of the Raise the Age Act on workers' wages.

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