"I intend to offer the bill that will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and we'll see how the votes go," the Vermont independent told reporters."But let me be very clear: If we fail in this legislation, I will be back. We're going to keep going and, if it takes 10 votes, we're going to raise that minimum wage very shortly."
Sanders said his bill would seek to add the wage increase, phased in between now and 2025, back into the stimulus measure. "This is the soul of the Democratic Party," he said."The minimum wage has got to be raised to a living wage." He also called on Democrats to ignore the parliamentarian's ruling, a step many progressives are starting to call for.
"The idea we have a high-ranking Senate staffer deciding whether 30 million Americans get a pay raise is nonsensical," Sanders said."We have got to make that decision, not a staffer who is unelected."
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