Press Conference

Top Democrats Introduce Bill Gradually Raising Minimum Wage to $15 by 2024

Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Time: 02:00 PM Location: United States Capitol Washington, D.C. Rayburn Room, H-207

Agenda

Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, will be joined by House and Senate leadership to unveil the Raise the Wage Act. The Raise the Wage Act would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 and give roughly 40 million Americans a raise.

WHO:

Congressman Bobby Scott, Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor

Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer

Senator Bernie Sanders

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member, Senate HELP Committee

Congressman Mark Pocan

Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy

WHAT:

A press event to unveil the Raise the Wage Act.