Chris Murphy

“his proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour”

“You have 40 percent of Americans today that are working full-time and don't have enough money saved up in the bank for an emergency car repair.”

“large corporate employers would be required to implement the $25 wage floor by 2032, while smaller businesses would have an extended runway until 2039 to fully comply.”

“the legislation mandates a first-year jump, raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $12 an hour upon enactment.”

““There’s plenty of economic analysis to show that if you gradually raise the minimum wage to $25 an hour, you’re going to create more jobs than you’re going to lose,””

““If you ask Democrats what they think the minimum wage should be, they say about $27. If you ask Republicans and independents, they say about $26.”

“the federal minimum wage would index each year to equal two-thirds of the national median wage”