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Tim Kaine: The number is not that meaningful. It is the policy that I think we have to grapple with.

On the recordFebruary 24, 2021
The number is not that meaningful. It is the policy that I think we have to grapple with.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine argues that the minimum wage number is less important than the underlying policy.

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