The federal minimum wage has not been raised in more than 10 years, the longest period of time that the amount has remained stagnant.
Fox News contributor and columnist Liz Peek claimed that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and other progressive policies championed by Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would actually hurt low income Americans.
"That's what people really have to understand," the Fox News contributor said."If you start pushing energy prices or electricity prices higher in this country, doesn't hurt us. Not a big portion of our budget goes for paying for heat and electricity." Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a rally at Howard University on May 13 in Washington, D.C.As of last month, the federal minimum wage has not been raised for 10 years, which is the longest period of time that has elapsed without an increase since it was established. As a result,
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