Gallego Introduces Bill to Raise the Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Give America a Raise Act to raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour.

“Across the country, people are struggling to make ends meets. But as the cost of groceries, housing, and utilities continue to go up, the minimum wage has remained stagnate for over a decade,” said Senator Gallego. “No one who works full time in this country should live in poverty. Building an economy that works for working people starts with ensuring not just a minimum wage but a living wage, and that’s what this bill does.”

READ MORE: Ruben Gallego Introduces Bill For $20 Minimum Wage (HuffPost)

The Give America a Raise Act would increase the minimum wage from the current level of $7.25 an hour to $20 an hour over three years. It would then index the minimum wage to the higher of either inflation or GDP growth – ensuring that when prices go up, wages keep up and that when the economy is doing well, working people share in the success they helped create.

Read the full text of the legislation HERE.

Senator Gallego has long supported efforts to increase the minimum wage, including the bipartisan Higher Wages for American Workers Act to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and the Raise the Wage Act to raise it to $17 an hour.