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On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
The bottom 20 percent of earners get a 35-percent increase over what is scheduled, a more than 60-percent increase over what is payable.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Conrad highlights the benefits for low-income earners in the proposed plan.

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