Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Monday he will introduce a bill this week that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
In a Twitter post, Sanders said the current rate of $7.25 per hour is “a starvation wage” and that he intends to change it.
“If you work 40 hours a week, you should not live in poverty,” Sanders tweeted.
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 is a starvation wage. That is why I, along with many other members of Congress, will introduce legislation this week to raise that wage to $15 an hour. If you work 40 hours a week, you should not live in poverty.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 14, 2019
Sanders introduced similar legislation in 2017. That bill, as well as the forthcoming one, called for the federal minimum wage to gradually increase to $15 an hour by 2024 in an effort to lessen the impact on the overall economy. – READ MORE