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Harry Reid: “It is my understanding--I want to know if the Senator agrees with me--that 60 percent of the people who draw minimum…”

On the recordMay 23, 2002
It is my understanding--I want to know if the Senator agrees with me--that 60 percent of the people who draw minimum wage are women, and 40 percent of those women, that is the only money they get for them and their families; is that true?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the demographics of minimum wage earners.

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