EconomyFinding
The federal minimum wage should be raised above $7.25 an hour.
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. States and cities can set higher minimums, and many do.
Dan S. Sullivan
Amendment... to make sure the Senate can increase the Federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by a simple majority vote. Sullivan (Alaska): Nay. Rejected 47-52.
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