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Tim Kaine: I think we should set a minimum wage so that a full-time worker with two dependents could work that wage and not be…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2021
I think we should set a minimum wage so that a full-time worker with two dependents could work that wage and not be below the poverty level.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine advocates for a minimum wage that supports families above the poverty line.

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