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"It's a good worker policy, and it's a good investment," Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told Insider.

Warren expressed her support for people organizing protests or a debt strike should student loan forgiveness continue to be put on the back burner.

"Workers aren't going to come back for anything less than a guarantee of a permanent wage increase," said Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage's president.

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema made a splash when she dramatically voted against a $15 federal minimum wage. Now, Tucson has voted for the increase.

About 20% in america have access to paid leave. for lower income workers, middle income workers, they just don't have it and they have to make tough decisions. and usually for children, a parent has to quit their job. and it is hard to get rehired, and when they do they tend to be at a bottom rung, a low wage. it happens to women overand overagain and it's why two-thirds of minimum wage workers are women. it's a sticky floor and they can't get off of it. i'm going to keep fighting for it. we can't be in the package today, but it will be in the next one tomorrow and i will keep working until we...