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      • In a U.S. Senate debate, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) said she would consider a $50 per hour minimum wage in the Bay Area, which she represents, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. She backed up the need for such a drastic jump by pointing to a study that found that a $127,000 annual income is “barely enough” for a family of four to survive.
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  2. Feb 15, 2024 · In a broadcast of the debate published by KTLA 5, Moderator Nikki Laurenzo asked Lee about her proposal for a $50 an hour federal minimum wage, pointing out that the federal minimum wage is...

  3. 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 a...

  4. 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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  5. Mar 26, 2024 · Representative Barbara Lee recently proposed a $50 minimum wage during a televised debate in a U.S. Senate race in California. Rep. Lee defended her comments citing a United Way study indicating...

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  6. Feb 13, 2024 · Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) insisted at a Monday night debate with her fellow Democrats that a $50 an hour minimum wage makes sense. Lee first called for a $50 minimum wage last year...

  7. 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.

  8. Feb 16, 2024 · For context, Lee's $50 wage, multiplied by 40 hours per week and 52 weeks each year comes in at $104,000.

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