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Proposal to increase minimum wage to $15 by 2024 approved by Committee on Education and Labor

Posted at 1:28 PM, Mar 06, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-06 13:30:44-05

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, the Committee on Education and Labor approved the Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582), a proposal to gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2024.

The Raise the Wage Act would give around 40 million workers a raise.

Reports say that the act would provide an economic stimulus to local businesses and communities by putting money in the pockets of American workers.

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“Today, the Committee took an important step toward lifting millions of American workers out poverty by raising the minimum wage for the first time in nearly a decade,” said Chairman Bobby Scott. “Research and experience show that gradually raising the minimum wage is not only good for workers, it is good for businesses and good for the economy. I am proud that we have advanced a bill that will benefit workers and communities across the country.”

The Raise the Wage Act was approved out of Committee on a party line vote of 28-20.

A fact sheet on the Raise the Wage Act is available, click here to read more.