On the recordMarch 12, 2019
It is important that someone would have to work 92 hours a week on minimum wage, and that is one of the nine people living--working minimum wage in poverty.
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congress.govMark Pocan: “It is important that someone would have to work 92 hours a week on minimum wage, and that is one of the nine people…”
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Pocan emphasizes the struggle of minimum wage workers living in poverty.
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