Bernie Sanders: “Our federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.”

“I have to say, good news for Medicare for all to do what other countries are doing. Not enough. Democrats have got to jump onto that. It is disgraceful that Our federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. That is embarrassing. Democrats were not successful in fighting to raise that minimum wage to make it easier for workers to form unions, to make college affordable for all of our kids, regardless of their income.” (03:43–03:50)

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