Cotton and Romney propose federal minimum wage hike to $10 over five years

Published February 24, 2021 12:15am ET



Sens. Mitt Romney and Tom Cotton say it’s time to raise the federal minimum wage after more than a decade of congressional inaction.

The Republican senators’ proposal would raise the minimum wage to $10 while imposing e-verify requirements ensuring the increase will only go to legal workers.

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