On the recordMay 8, 2016
I don't know how people make it on 7.25 an hour. Now, with that being said, I would like to see an increase of some magnitude, but I would rather leave it to the states.
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Trump acknowledges the difficulty of living on minimum wage and expresses openness to an increase.
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