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Lamar Alexander: “Why should we not consider the reform and expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit as a way to help women and men who…”

On the recordMay 19, 2014
Why should we not consider the reform and expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit as a way to help women and men who are working and not making enough money?
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Proposing the Earned Income Tax Credit as an alternative to raising the minimum wage.

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