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On the recordFebruary 14, 2021
The $15.00 minimum wage was included in the House Bill. We are going to make our case and this is enormously complicated... But we are going to make our case to the parliamentarian that we absolutely believe that raising the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour is consistent with the rules of the Senate and the reconciliation process.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders discusses the importance of including a $15 minimum wage in the stimulus plan.

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