O'Malley backs $15 minimum wage.

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Former Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) said on Thursday he backs raising the national minimum wage to $15 an hour.

“I strongly support the national movement to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, because it will lift millions of families out of poverty and create better customers for American businesses,” the Democratic candidate for president said in a statement.

“Some people will say this is hard to do,” he said. “And it will be. But leadership is about forging public consensus – not following it.”
“On this issue, we must lead with our progressive values to rebuild the American Dream,” O’Malley added.

O'Malley's remarks on Thursday are his strongest yet for a $15 national minimum wage, a level he supported prior to entering the 2016 field.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-campaigns/248287-omalley-backs-15-minimum-wage

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1. Pitch perfect answer.

I hope tonight is the night he starts to take off.