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No. 2 Senate Dem says minimum wage talks possible

By Washington Examiner
Published April 2, 2014 5:36pm ET
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No. 2 Senate Dem says minimum wage talks possible
President Barack Obama greets people on the tarmac upon his arrival on Air Force One at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Mich., Wednesday, April 2, 2014, before traveling to the University of Michigan to speak about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s second-ranking Democrat says he’d be open to negotiating a compromise if Republicans block Democrats’ efforts to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says Democrats’ goal remains a $10.10 minimum wage.

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