On the recordJune 8, 2011
We have experienced this in Vermont--here you have people giving them the responsibility of nurturing children in the most impressionable years of their lives and we are paying them minimum wage.
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congress.govWe have experienced this in Vermont--here you have people giving them the responsibility of nurturing children in the most impressionable years of their lives and we are paying them minimum wage.
Sanders criticizes low wages for childcare providers despite their crucial role.
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