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Heidi Heitkamp: But I am telling you that economists in North Dakota have looked at what would be, in fact, a 40-hour living wage for a…

On the recordMay 10, 2016
But I am telling you that economists in North Dakota have looked at what would be, in fact, a 40-hour living wage for a single mom, and they have calculated it at $24 an hour.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp emphasizes the calculated living wage for single mothers in North Dakota.

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