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Patty Murray: if we were to line up 774 people around this building, 774 people making minimum wage, which still keeps them below the…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
if we were to line up 774 people around this building, 774 people making minimum wage, which still keeps them below the poverty level...
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray emphasizes the disparity between minimum wage earners and CEO salaries.

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