Congressman Dan Goldman Fights to Raise Minimum Wage

Federal Minimum Wage Has Not Been Increased in Over a Decade

Millions of Americans Working Full-Time Struggle to Pay Rent

‘Raise the Wage Act’ Would Gradually Increase the Minimum Wage to $17 Per Hour

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Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) in introducing the ‘Raise the Wage Act of 2023.’ This legislation would gradually raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $17 per hour by 2028. The Raise the Wage Act would also index the federal minimum wage to match the growth of the national median wage starting in 2029. The federal minimum wage has not been increased since 2009, the longest stretch in U.S. history.

“The minimum wage has remained stagnant for 14 years as the cost of living has steadily increased. It is long last time that hard-working Americans earn enough to support their families and build a life without living paycheck to paycheck,” Congressman Dan Goldman said. “We must raise the minimum wage and provide working families the dignity that every American deserves.”

Roughly one in eight U.S. workers were paid wages that left them in poverty in 2022, even when working full-time and year-round.  There is currently no place in America where a full-time worker making the $7.25 federal minimum wage can earn enough money to cover rent for a modest two-bedroom apartment.

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