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Bernie Sanders: “And let us be very clear, a $7.25 federal minimum wage is a starvation wage. Let's be clear.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2016
And let us be very clear, a $7.25 federal minimum wage is a starvation wage. Let's be clear.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Bernie Sanders emphasizes the inadequacy of the federal minimum wage during a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton.

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