Bernie Sanders seeks collaboration with Donald Trump on minimum wage increase

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Senator Bernie Sanders expressed hope on Sunday to collaborate with President-elect Donald Trump to raise the federal minimum wage, which has remained unchanged since 2009. The current wage is $7.25 per hour. Sanders previously attempted to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour but received no support from Republicans. He now advocates for a wage of $17 per hour. Trump has acknowledged that the federal minimum wage is low, but it is unclear what specific increase he would support.


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