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"Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful."

Bill Pascrell, American Politician

Work, Day, Today, Wage

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"Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful."

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"House Republican leadership have refused to allow a clean minimum wage vote. Close to 15 million Americans will be affected if we did this. Do Republicans really expect a family to live on less than $11,000 a year?"

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