{"id":2358394,"date":"2024-10-23T12:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-says-she-supports-raising-minimum-wage-to-15-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T12:53:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:53:52","slug":"kamala-harris-says-she-supports-raising-minimum-wage-to-15-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-says-she-supports-raising-minimum-wage-to-15-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris says she supports raising minimum wage to $15 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-says-she-supports-raising-minimum-wage-to-15-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358394&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview with NBC, Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her support for raising the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-law-giving-california-fast-food-workers-20-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"California fast food workers will now receive a minimum wage of , thanks to a new law signed by Newsom.\">federal minimum \u2064wage<\/a> from $7.25 to \u200cat least $15 per hour. She stated that this proposal would involve\u2062 collaboration with Congress to enact the\u2064 necessary\u2063 changes. Harris emphasized that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-15-minimum-wage-would-raise-childcare-costs-hurt-families-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s  Minimum Wage Would Raise Childcare Costs, Hurt Families: Heritage Foundation\">current minimum wage<\/a> is inadequate, labeling it\u2063 as &#8220;poverty wages&#8221; \u2063and\u2062 highlighting\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-owe-over-1-1-trillion-in-credit-card-debt-record-number-cant-afford-rent\/\" title=\"US Credit Card Debt Exceeds .1 Trillion, Many Struggle with Rent\">struggles individuals face<\/a> while earning \u200csuch\u2064 low pay. Her \u2064comments come\u200d amid discussions about her past claims of working at McDonald&#8217;s and following a public appearance by former \u200bPresident Donald Trump at a McDonald&#8217;s restaurant. Harris&#8217;s remarks are part of a\u200d broader conversation about economic reform and the impact of\u200b wage increases on American workers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kamala Harris says she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-pollster-rfk-jr-s-support-among-republicans-will-collapse-if-they-learn-his-real-views\/\" title=\"Leading Democratic pollster predicts that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#039;s Republican support will crumble once his true views are revealed\">supports raising minimum wage<\/a> to $15<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1842955\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> pledged her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>support<\/a> for doubling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>federal minimum wage<\/a> from $7.25 an hour to at least $15 in an interview Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Harris made the remarks while talking about President Joe Biden&rsquo;s economic record in an interview with NBC, saying they would work with Congress to make the change.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At least $15 an hour, but we&rsquo;ll work with Congress, right?&rdquo; she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/us\/politics\/2024\/10\/22\/election-2024-kamala-harris-to-be-interviewed-on-nbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the <em>Telegraph<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s something that is going through Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The comments come after discourse over whether Harris worked at McDonald&rsquo;s in her youth, as she claims, and after former President Donald Trump visited a McDonald&rsquo;s and worked the fryer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3197988\/trumps-mcdonalds-calls-to-boycott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over the weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris also called $7.25 an hour &ldquo;poverty wages&rdquo; on Monday, saying that it is difficult to make a living earning such a low wage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">current federal minimum wage<\/a> is $7.25 an hour, which means that the person who is working a full day and full weeks will make $15,000 a year, which is essentially poverty wages,&rdquo; Harris said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/kamala-harris-says-us-must-raise-federal-minimum-wage-2024-10-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;I absolutely believe that we must raise minimum wage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Trump both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nicholasreimann\/2020\/10\/23\/trump-says-hed-consider-15-per-hour-federal-minimum-wage-but-prefers-to-leave-it-to-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expressed support for<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/10\/22\/21529733\/donald-trump-minimum-wage-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rejected<\/a> raising the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>The last time the federal minimum wage was raised was in 2009, when it was changed from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The minimum wage in California, Harris&rsquo;s home state, is $16. In Florida, Trump&rsquo;s current home state, the minimum wage is $13.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour would change the wages in all but seven states and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1842955\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1842955\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala Harris backs raising the minimum wage to $15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3042,"featured_media":2358396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-wikipedia.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11692,34402,32438,32421,32076],"class_list":["post-2358394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-11692","tag-economic-policy","tag-kamala-harris","tag-minimum-wage","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-wikipedia.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}