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Manhattan Moment: Democrats don’t practice what they preach on minimum wage

By Jared Meyer
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Manhattan Moment: Democrats don’t practice what they preach on minimum wage

Once again, congressional leaders are telling Americans to do as they say, not as they do.

The Fair Minimum Wage Act would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour over two years and then index the rate to inflation. The act is sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., even though neither pays their congressional interns.

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