Minimum Wage: Scott, Murray Introduce the Raise the wage Act

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Today, U.S. Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Raise the Wage Act, legislation that would increase the minimum wage to $12 by 2020. The Raise the Wage Act would also index the federal minimum wage to the median wage, and gradually eliminate the subminimum tipped wage. The legislation would raise wages for nearly 35 million American workers.

"Raising the minimum wage to $12 by 2020 will give hardworking, underpaid workers a pay raise that has been long overdue," said Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA). "Bigger paychecks for working families not only help them make ends meet, it also increases consumer demand and grows our economy. No one working full-time should live in poverty, and we can't build a strong economy on the backs of impoverished workers. America deserves a raise."

"No one who works hard in a full-time job should have to live in poverty. We owe it to workers across the country to make sure our minimum wage is set to a level that works for them and their families." said Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). "Raising the minimum wage to $12 by 2020 is a key component to helping more families make ends meet, expanding economic security, and growing our economy from the middle out, not the top down."

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