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“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
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On the recordMarch 8, 2023
This Committee, by the way, must do everything possible to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Emphasizing the need to increase the minimum wage for workers.

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