Bernie Sanders in new push for $15 minimum wage under Biden: 'For me, it's morally imperative'

Leftwing senator tells Guardian the chances of raising the federal minimum are better than ever with new president in White House

Senator Bernie Sanders says the widespread suffering caused by the pandemic-induced economic crisis has made it morally imperative" to increase the US's minimum wage to $15 an hour. And in an interview with the Guardian, Sanders and other lawmakers pushing for a higher minimum wage say the chances of enacting a $15 minimum are better than ever before now that President Joe Biden has called for a $15 federal minimum as part of his emergency Covid legislative package.

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