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A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week (apnews.com)
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[–] halfwayserious 8 points 9 months ago

Federal minimum wage hasn't moved in fifteen years either. Frank Lucas, the subject of the quote, voted against raising it in 2019.

Last year [2018], data from the Census Bureau showed 1 in 6 Oklahomans lived below the poverty line of $24,600 for a family of four before taxes.