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Chris Murphy: “I put one on the table last week, a $25 minimum wage.”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published June 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:07

So I'm not a Democratic socialist, but I do believe that the Democratic Party has been histor historically, way too timid in taking on corporate power. I think our party should have bigger ideas. I put one on the table last week, a $25 minimum wage. And I think we do have to have answers for the way in which corporations and billionaires are taking over and corrupting our politics. (01:07–01:11)

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