Minimum Wage Would Go to $25 Under New Proposal
The proposal would phase in the higher wage over five years and eliminate the tipped minimum, with 66 million workers earning less than $25, sponsors said.
- On Thursday, Senate Democrats introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour over five years, drawing a contrast with Republicans as workers struggle to pay bills.
- The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 for 17 years, prompting Democrats to include the hike in an 'affordability' agenda intended to pressure President Donald Trump and Republicans.
- An estimated 66 million workers earn less than $25 per hour; the bill eliminates the 'tipped' minimum wage and requires large companies with $1 billion in revenue to pay the floor by 2031.
- Beyond the wage increase, progressives in Congress are pushing for expanded overtime pay, capped childcare costs, and a government-run generic drug program to address voters' economic concerns before midterm elections.
- The bill has no chance of becoming law while Republicans control Congress and Trump resides in the White House, as critics argue such mandates kill jobs.
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Dem Rep. Casten: 'Delighted' Dem Sen. Murphy's Talking About $25 Minimum Wage
On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) responded to Sen. Chris Murphy’s (D-CT) proposal to raise the minimum wage to $25 an hour by saying that “I’m delighted that Sen. Murphy is talking about this The post Dem Rep. Casten: ‘Delighted’ Dem Sen. Murphy’s Talking About $25 Minimum Wage appeared first on Breitbart.
Murphy proposes largest federal minimum wage increase in U.S. history
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D). (Molly Ingram / WSHU)The minimum wage would be raised to $25 an hour under a new bill introduced by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT).The proposal is called “The Living Wage for All Act.”It would be the largest federal minimum wage increase in U.S. history.“There is no reason that somebody should go to work full-time and not be able to pay their bills. There’s no excuse for it in a world where we just created the fi…
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