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Ultraconservative Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill with Sen. Peter Welch to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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A handful of states already have minimum wages at or above $15 an hour. Others have rates far below that benchmark.
Two lawmakers have introduced a bill to increase the hourly minimum wage to $15, allowing it to grow with inflation.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, which would take effect next year and include automatic increases to match inflation over time.