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Kristen Welker: “The minimum wage has not been raised nationally since above…”

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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Published | Video Starts at 06:35

Okay, let's zero in on that topic that you raised earlier. And that is your new bill to raise the minimum wage. You are calling for a The minimum wage has not been raised nationally since above $7.25 an hour since 2009. The most recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office said that even a $17 per hour raise would result in massive job cuts. Would your bill actually do more harm than good? (06:35–06:42)

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Asserts that the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 per hour since 2009.

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