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On the recordMarch 8, 2023
I think we have to ask ourselves as Americans, would we want the person who is caring for us or caring for our mother or our father or loved ones, would we want that person to be someone who is paid a very low wage and has a lot of stress in their life?
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand questions the ethics of low wages for caregivers in healthcare.

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