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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Paying home care workers a living wage is not just the right thing to do for that individual, it is the right thing to…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2023
Paying home care workers a living wage is not just the right thing to do for that individual, it is the right thing to do for all of us because you can't have good care if you have consistently low wages over time.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand emphasizes the importance of fair wages for home care workers for quality care.

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