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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “Earlier we spoke about the fact that to say thank you to these essential workers regularly and over and over again but…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2021
Earlier we spoke about the fact that to say thank you to these essential workers regularly and over and over again but to refuse to pay a living wage, a minimum wage of at least what we are asking for in this bill, is really not saying thank you at all, is it? It rings hollow.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico
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govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2021

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