No American working full time should be living in poverty, and by gradually increasing the minimum wage...
Bobby Scott: “No American working full time should be living in poverty, and by gradually increasing the minimum wage...”
On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
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Advocating for a gradual increase in the federal minimum wage to alleviate poverty.
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