Raise the federal minimum wage to $20 an hour

Sanders says he will work to raise the federal minimum wage to $20 an hour, which he describes as a living wage. He argues that a job should lift people out of poverty rather than keep them in it.

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In their own words

I will work to raise the federal minimum wage to a living wage of $20 an hour.

The source

Bernard Sanders: Issues I Will Be Working On » Senator Bernie Sanders

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