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On the recordApril 23, 2018
I sat in the White House with the President and a handful of Senators from this committee as the President promised us this bill would create more jobs, it would mean a $4,500 raise for every worker.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Senator Brown recalls a promise made by the President regarding job creation and worker raises.

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