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Charles Rangel: if the rich don't want it and the middle class don't want it, why can't we get on with just the minimum-wage increase…

On the recordJune 22, 2006
if the rich don't want it and the middle class don't want it, why can't we get on with just the minimum-wage increase and put this behind us? Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee) has a unanimous consent request. (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
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Charles Rangel
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