'For 13 years now, Congress has failed to act to raise the $7.25 hourly federal minimum wage,' said morris_pearl of PatrioticMills.
in a Twitter post."That's why it's important that we get at least $15/hour federal minimum wage. That way no one gets left behind."
"Since 2009, workers have endured the Great Recession, a worldwide pandemic, historic inflation, and massive changes in the cost of living," Pearl added."And what have they gotten in return? A minimum wage that is worth 27% less than its 2009 value, one that now isn't enough to afford even a single-bedroom apartment in 93% of the country."
And if congressional Democrats can't muster"the political will" to raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour—a move that would boost the incomes of more than 30 million people across the country—"then the president must act," said Pearl.
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