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Patty Murray: “The higher proposal that Senator Harkin and Congressman Miller have made, I understand, would benefit about 27 million.”

On the recordJune 24, 2013
The higher proposal that Senator Harkin and Congressman Miller have made, I understand, would benefit about 27 million.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray highlights the broader benefits of a higher minimum wage proposal.

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