Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Fifteen bucks an hour is nothing. This was the demand ten…”

“But there were a bunch of Democrats in the Senate behind her that also voted it down. And I mean, people are struggling so much right now. Fifteen bucks an hour is nothing. This was the demand ten years ago. to be honest. When you index it, it should be higher now, and it is nothing. And what people hear when.” (20:05–20:11)

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