Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
Nobody who works a full-time job should have to live in poverty.
Said by
Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need to raise the minimum wage to combat poverty among full-time workers.

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