On the recordMarch 11, 2014
Of all the low-wage workers, again these people earning up to $11.50 an hour, about a fifth of them are in families earning--with a total income less than the Federal poverty threshold.
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congress.govTammy Baldwin: “Of all the low-wage workers, again these people earning up to $11.50 an hour, about a fifth of them are in families…”
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Baldwin discusses the income levels of low-wage workers.
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