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Charles Rangel: the private sector's voice is heard so loud it is deafening about what would happen if the lowest people on the economic…

On the recordApril 10, 2013
the private sector's voice is heard so loud it is deafening about what would happen if the lowest people on the economic ladder get an increase in the minimum wage.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Rangel notes strong opposition from the private sector regarding minimum wage increases.

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