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On the recordSeptember 20, 2023
I think we're long overdue for a significant secular across-the-board upward shift in working wages.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes the need for a substantial increase in wages for workers.

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