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North Carolina's "Mama Cookie" Bradley advocates for a higher minimum wage at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on May 4, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)

Bernie Sanders unveils push for $17-an-hour federal minimum wage, citing state increases
BY: - May 4, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday announced Democrats’ plans to mark up legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour, pointing to an increase in the cost of living. Outside the U.S. Capitol, Sanders, a Vermont independent and chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said the panel […]

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