Sanders Applauds LA Vote to Raise Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON, May 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today congratulating Los Angeles after the City Council in the nation’s second-largest city voted 14-1 to approve an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour over five years: “I congratulate the Los Angeles City Council for voting to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.