Word: minimum
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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QUOTE OF NOTE: "As the richest nation on earth, our minimum wage should be a living wage. But it isn't close...
Sabo won his first election at age 22, and at 58 is still enormously popular. Even after redistricting in 1992 and 1994 lowered the number of Democrats in the Fifth, he has never won with less than 62% of the vote. Sabo was a tenacious champion for raising the minimum wage, and from his position on the Appropriations Committee he works to get research funds for the University of Minnesota and help the high-tech companies flourishing in his district...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "A livable minimum wage is an essential extension of the work ethic. It tells individuals that work is important and should be rewarded appropriately...
...year when the G.O.P. legislative strategy backfired, Wicker stands by his party. He consistently defends Newt Gingrich and supports a tax cut in lieu of a minimum-wage hike. He was one of only seven newcomers to win a seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee. It would be hard for Wicker to hide his G.O.P. stature from voters, and he makes no attempt...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "A tax cut for working Americans on the lower end of the wage scale would do a whole lot more to help people...A minimum-wage hike would help about 4.1 million people. I'd rather increase the take-home pay for 50 million people with...