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Patty Murray: “I believe we should do both, because they would benefit working families.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2016
I believe we should do both, because they would benefit working families.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Murray advocates for raising the minimum wage and increasing overtime protections.

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