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Burgess Owens: Disgraceful. You cannot even go to McDonalds and get a big Mac combo with that level of compensation.

On the recordJuly 26, 2023
Disgraceful. You cannot even go to McDonalds and get a big Mac combo with that level of compensation.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Owens highlights the inadequacy of the federal minimum wage, set at $7.25 since 2009.

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