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Rahm Emanuel: “Raise the minimum wage $20 by 2030.”

Featuring: Rahm Emanuel, Democratic | Former Mayor of Chicago, Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan | Illinois

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So my view is one, an ethics package that totally power washes all of Washington, all three branches of government. No party has a good housekeeping seal. Earn back the trust. Two, on the affordability. Raise the minimum wage $20 by 2030. The last time the minimum wage happened is when we won the house in 2006. It's been 20 years. Give the American people a raise. (04:05–04:09)

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Reiterates support for a $20 minimum wage by 2030.

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