WASHINGTON - JULY 24: (L-R) U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) share a moment during a rally to celebrate the increase of minimum wage July 24, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The minimum wage was increased for the first time in 10 years, by 70 cents, from $5.15 to $5.85. Getty Images logo Getty Images 30 months ago

WASHINGTON - JULY 24: (L-R) U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) share a moment during a rally to celebrate the increase of minimum wage July 24, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The minimum wage was increased for the first time in 10 years, by 70 cents, from $5.15 to $5.85.

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