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JB Pritzker: “The vast majority of the American public, about 80%, thinks…”

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JB Pritzker SLAMS Republicans for Caving to Trump

Published | Video Starts at 26:23

Every Democrat thinks we should raise the minimum wage. Again, they'll have difference of opinions about how much. Why are we not talking about that? Because you know what? The vast majority of the American public, about 80%, thinks we ought to raise the minimum wage. And we Democrats believe in that. We're the ones who created the minimum wage, for goodness sakes. So why you? You asked the question, why aren't we? What, like what? (26:23–26:29)

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Asserts that approximately 80% of Americans support raising the minimum wage.

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