Sen. Bernie Sanders told President Donald Trump's labor secretary nominee, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, on Wednesday that she must “stand up for the working families” in the face of “an economy that's working well for the billionaire class.” "We need a labor secretary who, in fact, is going to be a champion of working families, not be ambiguous about it, but stand up for the working families of our country," Sanders said. "We need a labor secretary who understands that we must raise the minimum wage. "Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, spoke Wednesday at Chavez-DeRemer's confirmation hearing for labor secretary. The federal minimum wage has been set at $7.25 since 2009, but 30 states and Washington, D.C. have increased their respective minimum wages. “Sixty percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. I grew up in a family living paycheck to paycheck. That ain't easy. Stress level, enormous,” Sanders said.
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