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Tim Scott: “Our focus ought not to be on cutting that rung off so fewer people can get on the ladder.”

On the recordJune 24, 2013
Our focus ought not to be on cutting that rung off so fewer people can get on the ladder.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Scott emphasizes the importance of job opportunities over minimum wage cuts.

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