These Dems Want a $15 Wage. Guess What Their Interns Make.
FALLING SHORT
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From Nancy Pelosi to Pramila Jayapal, offices of Democratic lawmakers are offering interns less than $15 an hour. And most of them say it’s the system’s fault.
A $15 minimum wage is now one of the most mainstream policy platforms among Democrats in Congress. In the House this year, 198 of 220 Democrats signed on to legislation to raise