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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.
Said by
Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
Source
msnbc.com

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

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