I care about what we are going to do to raise the wages of the middle class and grow the economy from the middle out.
Maria Cantwell: “I care about what we are going to do to raise the wages of the middle class and grow the economy from the middle out.”
On the recordSeptember 13, 2017
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Emphasizes the importance of raising middle-class wages for economic growth.
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