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On the recordMarch 23, 2021
So, when my mother was working four or five jobs a week, it wasn't much of a choice because we were struggling on a hundred percent of her salary to make ends meet, to put food on the table and a roof over our head.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal reflects on her mother's struggles with low wages and the lack of choice in her employment.

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