{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-19-million-workers-will-get-raise-under-raise-wage-act", "Scott: Up to 19 Million Workers will Get a Raise under Raise the Wage Act", "2023-12-18", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Robert C. \"Bobby\" Scott", "S000185", "bobbyscott.house.gov", "bobbyscott", "https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Ranking Member Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on the effect of gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour by 2028.\n\n\u201cThe clear conclusion from the Congressional Budget Office\u2019s report is that the benefits of the Raise the Wage Act of 2023 for workers far outweigh the potential costs. According to CBO\u2019s estimates, the legislation would give up to 19 million workers a raise, lift 400,000 Americans out of poverty, and further bolster our economic growth by putting money back into the pockets of workers who will spend that money in their communities.\n\n\u201cNotably, the CBO\u2019s findings reinforce the evidence that gradually raising the federal minimum wage would boost wages most for workers in states with some of the weakest labor organizing protections, which have prevented workers from forming unions and negotiating for higher pay.\n\n\u201cIt has been more than a decade without an increase to the federal minimum wage\u2014the longest period in U.S. history. As the current minimum wage of $7.25 becomes even less of an adequate floor for workers\u2019 pay, we must pass the Raise the Wage Act of 2023 to strengthen the financial security of our nation\u2019s workers and their families.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-19-million-workers-will-get-raise-under-raise-wage-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8588961102068424, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}