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Sanders has been a longtime advocate for raising the federal minimum to $15 an hour.
Biden also campaigned on a $15 minimum wage, but it was struck from his stimulus law.
While a $15 minimum wage is not a federal mandate, President Joe Biden is making it a reality for federal contractors. He's set to issue an executive order today mandating $15 an hour for federal contractors, Insider's Joseph Zeballos-Roig reports; the hike will go into effect by March 30, 2022.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a long-time advocate for raising the federal minimum wage, praised the move on Twitter.
"I applaud President Biden's important action to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 an hour," Sanders wrote. "Congress should follow his lead and end starvation wages for the rest of the nation. Let's get it done."