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.
Susan M. Collins
$8.00 per hour, beginning on the effective date
- Verification
- Quote found on the cited page by an independent check.
- Confidence
- Medium (0.70)
- Review
- Reviewed Sep 30, 2026 by edo.
Accepted sources
A challenge counts in full when its evidence link comes from:
- Susan M. Collins's verified accounts and sites.
- Website susancollins.com (How verified)
- Official site collins.senate.gov (How verified)
- X @senatorcollins (How verified)
- Facebook @collins4senator (How verified)
- Facebook @susancollins (How verified)
- Instagram @sensusancollins (How verified)
- Instagram @susancollinsforsenate (How verified)
- YouTube @susancollins4senator (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, maine.gov, state.me.us
- Archived snapshots of any of these pages (web.archive.org).
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