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.
Tom Cotton
American workers today compete against millions of illegal immigrants for too few jobs with wages that are too low—that's unfair... Raising the minimum wage will allow Americans filling those jobs to better support their families.
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