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Pramila Jayapal: “What are we supposed to tell voters in two years before the midterms? Sorry, we couldn’t pass the fifteen-dollar minimum…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2021
What are we supposed to tell voters in two years before the midterms? Sorry, we couldn’t pass the fifteen-dollar minimum wage that we promised you because the Senate parliamentarian advised against it? Two-thirds of voters want this done. Time to deliver.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal emphasizes the need to fulfill the promise of a minimum wage increase to voters ahead of the midterms.

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