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Jan 28, 2014

Obama Will Raise Minimum Wage For Federal Contract Workers

According to a White House release, Obama is using the executive order to “lead by example” in trying to work with Congress to help pass the Harkin-Miller bill, which would raise the federal minimum wage for everyone to $10.10 and index it to inflation from here on out.

 
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