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Top Dems formally introduce $15 federal minimum wage bill
January 26, 2021
12:11 PM CDT
By Mark Gruenberg
If the $15 minimum wage bill backed by Biden passes the entire nation will be covered by the new wage. Here people fight for that wage in Boston. | Steven Senne/AP
WASHINGTON—Joined by a top “Fight for $15 and a union” campaigner, congressional Democrats formally introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. That would more than double the current minimum for adult workers, $7.25.