WASHINGTON - House and Senate Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday that would gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 over the next five years. 

The bill, if passed would increase the minimum wage to $9.50 in 2021, $11 in 2022, $12.50 in 2023, $14 in 2024, and finally $15 in 2025. The current minimum wage is $7.25.

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