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Labor Secretary Nominee on Raising the Minimum Wage: ‘That Is an Issue for Congress’; We Don’t Want to ‘Shock the Economy’
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Bernie Sanders
, Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Name: Bernie Sanders
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: Senator
Name: Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Employment: House of Representatives
Position: Congresswoman
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02/19/2025 06:36 pm
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Sanders Federal minimum wage ░░░░░░░░ 7 25 State after ░░░░░░░░ has voted to raise ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage Somehow we ░░░░░░░░ t do it here ░░░░░░░░ Washington 20 million workers ░░░░░░░░ making less than 15 ░░░░░░░░ hour Do you support ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage to ░░░░░░░░ living wage Chavez DEREMER ░░░░░░░░ Member Sanders you know ░░░░░░░░ that is an issue ░░░░░░░░ Congress to determine and ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage As ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of Labor I ░░░░░░░░ weigh in on that ░░░░░░░░ s determined by Congress ░░░░░░░░ they want to negotiate ░░░░░░░░ I will fully and ░░░░░░░░ enforce the laws as ░░░░░░░░ Labor Secretary if you ░░░░░░░░ so choose and give ░░░░░░░░ whatever data possible to ░░░░░░░░ that decision as members ░░░░░░░░ Congress Sanders I understand ░░░░░░░░ Congress makes the law ░░░░░░░░ you have an opinion ░░░░░░░░ you will be the ░░░░░░░░ advocate for workers if ░░░░░░░░ are confirmed Question If ░░░░░░░░ were sitting where I ░░░░░░░░ sitting would you vote ░░░░░░░░ raise the minimum wage ░░░░░░░░ a living wage Chavez ░░░░░░░░ Well I m not ░░░░░░░░ where you re sitting ░░░░░░░░ I used to but ░░░░░░░░ any longer But I ░░░░░░░░ recognize that the minimum ░░░░░░░░ hasn t been raised ░░░░░░░░ 2009 and the cost ░░░░░░░░ living has gone up ░░░░░░░░ again I cannot sit ░░░░░░░░ and determine what that ░░░░░░░░ will be fully and ░░░░░░░░ I will enforce the ░░░░░░░░ but it will be ░░░░░░░░ to Congress to determine ░░░░░░░░ that is not in ░░░░░░░░ purview of the Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Labor For instance in ░░░░░░░░ I know that in ░░░░░░░░ Oregon that the minimum ░░░░░░░░ is almost 16 an ░░░░░░░░ and that might work ░░░░░░░░ Portland but that s ░░░░░░░░ going to work for ░░░░░░░░ Pass Oregon And I ░░░░░░░░ that local communities states ░░░░░░░░ what s best for ░░░░░░░░ economy What we don ░░░░░░░░ want to do is ░░░░░░░░ the economy But again ░░░░░░░░ here today I cannot ░░░░░░░░ as Secretary of Labor ░░░░░░░░ it should be —“
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