Minimum Wage Workers' Incomes Rise When the Minimum Wage Doe

Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage since 1997, and some Members of Congress say that a raise is overdue to help low-income workers get ahead.[1] These lawmakers appear to believe that low-income workers will not get a raise unless the government steps in to help them.

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