Harris Backs $15 Minimum Wage in Fight With Trump Over Pay
- Vice president says on NBC she’ll work to raise hourly rate
- Harris has hit Trump for sidestepping question on minimum wage
Kamala Harris
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Vice President Kamala Harris backed raising the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour, saying she would push lawmakers to follow through as she sought to bolster her standing on the economy with working-class voters.
“At least $15 an hour, but we’ll work with Congress, right? It’s something that is going through Congress,” Harris said in an interview with NBC News that aired Tuesday night.