In his new role as the chair of the powerful Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for the minimum wage to be raised for the first time in nearly 14 years, saying that the old benchmark of $15 an hour is no longer enough. On MSNBC on Sunday, Sanders said that it is time for the federal minimum wage to be raised to at least $17 an hour…
