Political and Legislative

Sen. Bernie Sanders Unveils Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 Per Hour

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, unveiled a proposal Thursday to raise the national minimum wage to $17 an hour.

He said the panel will mark up the bill June 14 and hopes to push it to the Senate floor.

“It is time to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. As chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, that is exactly what I intend to see happen,” he said at a press conference Thursday.

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