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Bernie Sanders: “Nobody who works 40 hours a week should live in poverty, and that living wage should be at least 15 bucks an hour.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2021
Nobody who works 40 hours a week should live in poverty, and that living wage should be at least 15 bucks an hour.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders emphasizes the need for a living wage for full-time workers.

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