Bernie Sanders, whose 2016 presidential campaign platform included an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, listens as US Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer addresses a Washington rally for better jobs. For the typical American, real wages have not increased since 2000. - U.S. Senate/Zuma Press/PA Images
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