Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D. WI) re-election campaign:
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D. WI)
Right now, a person working 40 hours a week and making minimum wage earns $15,080 a year. That’s only slightly above the federal poverty line.
It’s a struggle for a single person to get by on the current minimum wage. If you add children into the mix, it becomes nearly impossible for a family to make ends meet.
Americans are not strangers to hard work, but it is time to make sure they are fairly compensated for that hard work. That’s why I support legislation with Senators Patty Murray and Bernie Sanders to raise the minimum wage to $15.
Americans working day-in and day-out should be able to earn enough to provide for their families, give their children more opportunities, and save for retirement.
We’re making a big push and we want you with us. Add your name and join the fight for $15.
The federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised since 2009, but the cost of living has continued to rise. As a result, working-class families have been left behind.
President Trump claims to empathize with American workers, but his policies and actions betray them. His priority is cutting taxes for a wealthy few, not raising the minimum wage and helping up to 41 million Americans.
I’ve listened to families talk about how they struggle to get by no matter how hard they work. For me, the choice to support this legislation was easy. Over the next several years, we need to increase the minimum wage and give American workers a fair shot.
Join me by signing this petition to demand that we raise the wage and make sure workers across America can get ahead and stay ahead.
Thank you,
Tammy
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