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On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
Our job is to put America's middle class on solid economic ground, lift wages, and make sure that everybody benefits when the economy grows.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden outlines the committee's responsibility to support the middle class economically.

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