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States are already able to raise the wage beyond the federal minimum, and many have done so.

Wyoming is the nation's leading coal-producing state.

The annual COLA has been frozen since President Barack Obama's tenure, and most lawmakers have never received one.

Democrats scoff that GOP efforts will flop because Americans care less about candidates' attributes than about issues like buttressing health care and wages.

The committee funds Republican candidates in competitive races across the country.

"How did you get here?"

Ronald Reagan's 1986 State of the Union address was postponed after the Challenger space shuttle exploded in flight on Jan. 28 of that year.

The Senate passed legislation ensuring workers will receive back pay, which the House seemed sure to approve.