Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would directly and indirectly lift the wages of 41.5 million working people―29.2 percent of the wage-earning workforce.

This will generate $144 billion in additional income for families who need it most.

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Bill Authors:
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Existing Original Co-Sponsors:
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator  Jack Reed (D-RI), Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senator  Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)