House Democrats prepare to push for $15 federal minimum wage, setting up clash with big business
December 11, 2018 at 12:44 PM EST
When Democrats take a House majority next month for the first time since 2011, the power shift will give the campaign for a federal minimum wage hike its most credibility in years. Adjusted for inflation, the spending power of the lowest paid worker has fallen nearly 40 percent in the last five decades.