No one should struggle to pay rent and put food on the table while working a full-time job. Eric has been fighting for a $15 per hour minimum wage for years, and with so many families struggling, now more than ever is the time to bring it over the finish line. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not increased or changed since 2009 and is leaving our working families without the means to get by. As the economy grows, we must create new standards that automatically increase the minimum wage to match minimum costs of living. We can’t let more people suffer by delaying common sense increases to a living wage.
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