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Trump signals uncertainty over whether he will support GOP senator's push to boost the minimum wage

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President Donald Trump signaled he was not sure about whether, or not, he would support a recent proposal led by GOP Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. 

"I haven't seen it. I'd have to speak to Josh. He's a very good friend of mine," Trump said Wednesday from the Oval Office after a reporter asked whether he supported the move. "That's interesting that Josh did that. You have to think about that one."

Alongside Democrat Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, Hawley introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act last week. If passed, the legislation would more than double the current federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15.00 per hour...

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