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.
Bill Hagerty
Purpose: To make sure the Senate can increase the Federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by a simple majority vote. Hagerty (R-TN) — Nay.
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