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JB Pritzker: “$7.25 an hour, $14,000 a year on a full-time job. One person…”

Featuring: JB Pritzker, Democratic | Governor of Illinois

JB Pritzker Speaks at National Action Network Conference

Published April 9, 2026 | Video Starts at 23:40

The people who are running in 2024, I'm running for reelection as governor in 2026. I can tell you we need to raise the minimum wage in this country. $7.25 an hour, $14,000 a year on a full-time job. One person can't survive on that. Two jobs, two full time jobs at $7.25. One person could barely survive on that. You can't raise a family, you can't help your, your broader family. You can't afford anything, really. (23:40–23:49)

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Asserts that the current federal minimum wage is insufficient for survival.

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