The White House - In this year's State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour.
That would benefit more than 28 million workers -- helping families across the country make ends meet.
But exactly how would it help? We'll show you.
The data shows why this issue is so important.
In Texas, for example, almost 3 million workers would benefit from raising the minimum wage. And the additional earnings from a $10.10 wage could help a full-time, full-year minimum-wage worker afford either six months of rent, 36 weeks of groceries, or 103 tanks of gas over the course of a year.
American workers are doing their part. It's past time they get the raise they've earned.
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