WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says raising the federal minimum wage is good for business.

Biden is delivering the White House’s weekly radio and Internet address in place of President Barack Obama, who was traveling this week. He’s urging Congress to pass Obama’s proposed wage hike to $10.10 per hour.

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