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Increase Minimum Wage Every Year |
"I won't wait 10 years to raise the minimum wage. I'll guarantee that it goes up every single year."
-- Bettendorf, Iowa
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JULY 24, 2009
Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect
The federal minimum wage rose from $6.55 to $7.25, the last increase scheduled under the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. |
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JANUARY 16, 2009
Solis Has Pushed For Minimum Wage Hikes
Hilda Solis, Obama's choice for Labor secretary, led the drive to increase California's minimum wage as a state legislator in 1996 and, in Congress, co-sponsored the federal minimum wage increase in 2007. |
