What it's like trying to live on minimum wage—it's a 'constant struggle'
July 18, 2019 at 09:43 AM EDT
It's been 10 years since Congress raised the federal minimum wage and during that time, workers making the minimum have struggled to keep pace with rising cost of living. On Thursday, the House is set to vote on the Raise the Wage Act, a bill that aims to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.