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Bernie Sanders: “We got one Republican [to support raising the minimum wage…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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I'm happy to tell you that last week as part of this budget resolution process, we got every Democrat to support raising the minimum wage to 17 bucks an hour. We got one Republican [to support raising the minimum wage to $17 an hour]. So we're making progress, but we've got to win this fight. Millions of people are working for starvation wages and that is not acceptable. (15:48–16:00)

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