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On the recordFebruary 24, 2021
Poll after poll, over 60 percent of the American people have told us they support increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders cites public support for raising the minimum wage to $15.

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