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Rob Portman: “We all want to see an economy where there are rising wages, and, unfortunately, that is not happening now.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2015
We all want to see an economy where there are rising wages, and, unfortunately, that is not happening now.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman emphasizes the need for corporate tax reform to improve wages.

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