Madam speaker, I'm proud of that achievement from last session, but this session, this session has to be focused on base pay, especially for our junior enlisted. I've introduced a bill that ensures that the DoD minimum base pay salary is $31,200. This figure gets an e one up to parity with every other industry in the nation where $15 per hour is the generally accepted minimum wage. (06:12–06:20)
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