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.
Pete Ricketts
On the amendment S.Amdt. 2126 to make sure the Senate can increase the Federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by a simple majority vote; Ricketts voted Nay.
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