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Federal minimum wage could reach $25: What to know

Mejia is championing the bill as her first legislative move after winning a special election.

Federal minimum wage could reach $25: What to know
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Representatives Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia introduced the Living Wage for All Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour and eliminate subminimum wages. More than 100 labor, civil-rights and advocacy groups back the proposal.

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Analilia Mejia D · NJ-11

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Analilia Mejia
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Representative who introduced and is championing the Living Wage for All Act

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Representative who introduced the Living Wage for All Act

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Republican candidate defeated by Mejia in the New Jersey special election

Karen Bass
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

Mayor of Los Angeles, whose signed measure sets a path for local minimum-wage increases

ALSO MENTIONED  Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage and a supporter of the legislation; Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City, whose campaign included a $30-by-2030 minimum-wage pledge

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Representatives Introduce Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25

Analilia Mejia joined other House Democrats in introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour. Center outlets pair supporters’ affordability case with warnings about job losses and higher prices. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the proposal’s racial-justice rationale and economic risks; one also presents it as Mejia’s first legislative action.

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