Event Brief
AOC-backed $25 minimum wage plan: debate over costs
Filed: May 06, 2026 at 6:02 AM ET
Summary: A proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour is drawing debate over inflation and job impacts.
WHO: AOC-backed plan proponents
WHAT: Debate over a proposal to more than triple the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour
WHEN: May 06, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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