Barbara Lee Suggests $50 an Hour Minimum Wage

In a U.S. Senate debate, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) said she would consider a $50 per hour minimum wage in the Bay Area, which she represents, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

She backed up the need for such a drastic jump by pointing to a study that found that a $127,000 annual income is “barely enough” for a family of four to survive.

Her Democratic opponents, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Katie Porter (D-CA), have called for an increase in the minimum wage to $20 to $25 an hour.