{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norcross.house.gov/press-releases?ID=482426BB-D4E2-42EE-BD73-7241FCCC695D", "Norcross Statement on Twelve Years with No Increase to Federal Minimum Wage", "2021-07-23", "2021", "2021-07", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Donald Norcross", "N000188", "norcross.house.gov", "norcross", "https://norcross.house.gov/press-releases", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement on the eve of the twelfth anniversary of the last minimum wage increase, which took place on July 24, 2009:\n\n\u201cI've worked for minimum wage, and I was once a young, single dad, raising my son and having to balance work, family life and a checkbook. Back then it was hard, but today, it's impossible. No American who works full-time should live in poverty. But that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening all around us. Raising the minimum wage is a crucial step for our economy to truly and equitably build back better.\u201d\n\nIn January, Norcross joined House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. \u201cBobby\u201d Scott (VA-03), Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) to introduce the Raise the Wage Act, legislation to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.\n\nNorcross added: \u201cOnce again, we reintroduced the Raise the Wage Act in the House. This time, we did so with the support of the House Labor Caucus and President Biden, sending a clear message to workers: we see you, we hear you and we value you. As we continue to recover from the coronavirus and an economic crisis, the fight for $15 is more critical than ever. There isn\u2019t time to waste, the Senate must pass the Raise the Wage Act so that we can give workers the raise they need and deserve.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "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://norcross.house.gov/press-releases?ID=482426BB-D4E2-42EE-BD73-7241FCCC695D"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8576910477131605, "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"}