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Murphy's $25 Minimum Wage Push
Senator Chris Murphy unveils a sweeping plan to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour, calling it “common good capitalism” to win back Trump voters and fix a broken economy. His Living Wage for All Act would phase in the increase, prioritizing larger companies and tying future adjustments to the national median wage — all while arguing it won’t kill jobs and could actually create more. Murphy insists this isn’t socialism, but a bold, practical response to widespread economic insecurity, aiming to rebuild the Democratic coalition without sacrificing economic growth. Support the…
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