May 5, 2014

Jonathan Williams

How 42 senators turned their backs on 1 million veterans

42 senators turned their backs on one million veterans by voting against raising the federal minimum wage.

Learn more: http://www.epi.org/blog/million-veterans-benefit-minimum-wage/

Tags: congress, military, minimum wage, senate, veterans

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