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| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trumps-top-economic-adviser-says-federal-minimum-wage-is-a-terrible-idea | Trumps Top Economic Adviser Says Federal Minimum Wage Is a Terrible Idea | 2018-11-01 | 2018 | 2018-11 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | Trump's Top Economic Adviser Says Federal Minimum Wage Is a Terrible Idea' Thursday, November 1, 2018 BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 1 In an interview with The Washington Post on Thursday, Donald Trump's top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said, My view is a federal minimum wage is a terrible idea. A terrible idea. And I would argue against state and local but that's up to the states and localities. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to Kudlow's comments, saying: "Donald Trump tells us that he stands with American workers. That's a lie. As president, he and Republicans gave huge tax breaks to billionaires.Now, they want to abolish the minimum wage. That's wrong. If you work 40 hours a week, you should not live in poverty. The simplest way to give a raise to 41 million Americans is to increase the federal minimum wage to a living wage $15 an hour, and that's exactly what my legislation will do." Sanders has introducedlegislationto raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The bill is supported by 30 Democrats in the Senate and 172 members of the House. Video of Kudlow's comments can be foundhere. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |