Obama: Congress Needs to Act on Minimum Wage

U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Congress to pass a bill raising the the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. The president said in his weekly address "nearly three in four Americans support raising the minimum wage," a move that would affect almost 28 million people across the country. Mr. Obama said the average minimum wage worker is 35 years old and works hard," often in physically demanding jobs.The U.S. leader said Republicans in Congress are blocking the wage...

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