California lawmakers butted heads during a U.S. Senate debate over how much they would hike the federal minimum wage in response to the nation’s affordability crisis.
By far the most dramatic call during the Feb. 12 debate came from Rep. Barbara Lee, a democrat, who wants to see the federal minimum wage hiked up to $50 an hour.
That is almost seven times the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour and more than three times the California minimum wage of $16 per hour. READ MORE