Most Americans are still living paycheck-to-paycheck after two years under the Biden administration.

The minimum wage was not raised last year despite Democrats having a majority in the House and the Senate.

The Republican Party said that 60 percent of workers reported living paycheck to paycheck.

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing investigating the collapse of FTX in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.

Y'all voted against raising the minimum wage, according to AOC.

A Democratic socialist candidate says the minimum wage is not enough.

The fact check jumped into the conversation to add context to her claims that both parties are to blame.

You can read it on the Fox News app.

The minimum wage hasn't changed since 2009, according to the fact check.

No, neither has.

A bill that would raise the minimum wage was considered by Congress in 2011.

"I can't allow people to be living off tips."

The bill had bipartisan support. It had opposition from both sides of the aisle.

The minimum wage was going to be raised by Congress. The fact check notice stated that it passed in the House. The bill was opposed by a lot of people. It said three Rs supported.

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On election morning Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigns for re-election, November 8, 2022 in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens, New York.

Seven Democrats opposed the bill in the Senate.

In the Senate, it was blocked. 7 Ds and one Independent joined to block the bill.

The minimum wage is opposed by most economists.

According to the Department of Labor, the minimum wage went up in July of 2009.

The minimum wage was raised to $5.85 per hour on July 24, 2007, then again to $6.55 per hour on July 24, 2008.

A blue verification check on the page of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.

Over half of the states have a higher minimum wage than the federal one.

The minimum wage is in Ohio.

It is $10 an hour in Florida.

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There is a minimum wage in Virginia.

It is $12 per hour in Hawaii, $13.50 in Oregon, and $14 per hour in California.