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On the recordSeptember 29, 2010
However, it seems to me that the mere evidence of the remedy that we are proposing here is aimed at the minimum wage, which was passed in 2007, and the remedy addressing the minimum wage would certainly indicate to me that, at least in the real near term, the reason for this is the minimum wage, and so I stand by my remarks, but I know there's always more to it.
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Doc Hastings
Republican · Washington
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Sep 29, 2010

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The speaker discusses the implications of a proposed remedy related to the minimum wage.

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