Raising the minimum wage to $19 per hour would directly boost the wages of about 15 million workers by the end of 2015 and would raise wages for millions more by causing a ripple effect.
A higher minimum wage will allow more families a shot at the American Dream.
Leading economists say that a higher minimum wage would help the economy.
Numerous careful economic studies have shown that increasing the minimum wage has no negative effect on employment.
The President proposed increasing the minimum wage to $9 per hour, but why not go (much) higher?