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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
I believe families should not live in poverty, and I think the idea of raising the minimum wage to address that is a stale, bankrupt, ineffective policy.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander criticizes raising the minimum wage as ineffective for addressing poverty.

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