Democrats Advance Bill Requiring $15 an Hour Minimum Wage to House Floor
Posted on AllSides March 7th, 2019
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Democrats on the House Education & Labor Committee voted 28-20 along party-lines on Wednesday to advance the Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582), which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024 and index it to inflation thereafter. Having cleared committee, the bill could be considered on the House floor soon.
Advocates claim that the bill would give nearly 40 million Americans a raise and in turn provide an economic stimulus to local businesses and communities. Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) called the Raise the Wage...
