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Biden Seeking Increase Of Fed Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour

Eric Quintanar
Biden Seeking Increase Of Fed Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour
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President-elect Joe Biden said his upcoming COVID-19 relief proposal will include a plan to implement a $15 minimum wage across the nation, which would more than double the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

Biden, speaking about his proposal on Thursday, invoked the recently increased minimum wage in Florida in order to argue for a similar policy at the national level.

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