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Feb 15, 2024 · Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, running for California's U.S. Senate seat, defends her plan to raise the federal minimum wage to $50 per hour. She argues that it is a living wage for California's high cost of living and cites a United Way report to support her claim.
Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee is defending her call for a $50 federal minimum wage. That's more than six times the current federal minimum wage in the United States. Lee is running in...
Feb 15, 2024 · California Rep. Barbara Lee is doubling down on a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $50 an hour. The figure is about seven times higher than the current federal minimum wage.
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Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee didn’t back down from her call for a $50 minimum wage when pressed about it on the California Senate primary debate stage on Tuesday night.
Feb 16, 2024 · "Porter and Lee both support a $20 to $25 an hour minimum wage," according to Clara Harter of the Los Angeles Daily News. "Lee, who is pitching herself as the most progressive candidate in...
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) insisted at a Monday night debate with her fellow Democrats that a $50 an hour minimum wage makes sense.
Feb 12, 2024 · Rep. Barbara Lee, a U.S. Senate candidate for California, argued for a $50 minimum wage in a debate on Feb. 12, 2024. She said a $104,000 annual income was not enough to live in the Bay Area, while other candidates had different views.
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