But the federal minimum wage, the federal jobs, the federal government's not getting the job done, then it falls to states to do it. And The states that have their state level minimum wage higher than that federal floor tend to do better. No, we shouldn't have to. But when the federal government won't. Act, the state should. The state won't act either. Then it falls to local leaders to put together a way to make that happen. (17:56–18:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that states with higher minimum wages than the federal level tend to perform better economically.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
