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On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
This is not a minimum wage issue. This is veteran-equality issue and there is a precedent.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan argues that the pay issue for veterans is about equality, not just minimum wage.

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