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.
Jon Ossoff
My colleagues and I have introduced this legislation raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour because Georgia's working families are struggling to pay the bills, and they deserve a livable wage for an honest day's work.
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