She said children in the U.S. can be paid less than the federal minimum wage for adults.

她说，美国儿童的工资可以低于成年人的联邦最低工资。

And, right now, of course, the federal minimum wage is $7.25. So, how significant are these increases?

当然，现在联邦政府规定的最低工资是7.25美元。那么，此次涨薪意义几何呢？

The typical American Uber driver makes $16 per hour ($10 after expenses), higher than the federal minimum wage.

美国优步司机一般每小时可挣16美元（扣除成本后为10美元），比联邦最低工资都高。

Raising the federal minimum wage to ten dollars and ten cents an hour, or ten-ten, would benefit 28 million American workers.

提高联邦最低工资标准到10.10美元每小时，也就是10-10，将惠及2800万美国工人。

That is the federal minimum wage.

那是联邦最低工资。

The federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 per hour.

美国的联邦最低工资为每小时 7.25 美元。

Who gets the federal minimum wage and who gets the state minimum wage?

谁获得联邦最低工资，谁获得州最低工资？

Bare-knuckled arguments about whether the U.S. should raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

关于美国是否应该将联邦最低工资提高到每小时 15 美元的激烈争论。

Some people, however, are not eligible for the federal minimum wage.

但是，有些人没有资格享受联邦最低工资。

President Obama says he supports raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour over two years.

奥巴马总统表示，他支持在两年内将联邦最低工资提高到每小时 10.10 美元。

President Obama is urging people who believe the federal minimum wage should be higher to make their voices heard.

奥巴马总统敦促那些认为联邦最低工资应该更高的人发出自己的声音。

Labour costs are too high, not least because the federal minimum wage, which applies in Puerto Rico, is almost as much as the average wage.

波多黎各的劳工成本过高与联邦政府的最低工资无关，因为美国的最低工资标准到了波多黎各基本等同于其平均工资水平。

As I mentioned earlier, every state has its own minimum wage, which might be higher (and it might be lower) than the federal minimum wage.

正如我之前提到的， 每个州都有自己的最低工资，可能高于（也可能低于）联邦最低工资。

Each state can decide if it wants to have a minimum wage, and that minimum wage can be higher or lower than the federal minimum wage.

每个州都可以决定是否要有最低工资，最低工资可以高于或低于联邦最低工资。

If you have a job that is involving the federal government (and usually most state governments) you are able to get the federal minimum wage.

如果您的工作涉及联邦政府（通常是大多数州政府），您可以获得联邦最低工资。

You deserve to know where the people who represent you stand on this. If they don’t support raising the federal minimum wage to ten-ten an hour, ask them “why not? ”

大家有权知道代表人民的人在这个问题上的立场。如果他们不同意将联邦最低工资标准提高到10.10美元/小时，问问他们为什么。

So if I live in California – and I do – I am subject to both the federal minimum wage law and the state minimum wage law.

因此，如果我住在加利福尼亚州——而且我确实住在加利福尼亚州——我将同时受到联邦最低工资法和州最低工资法的约束。

But right now a worker earning the federal minimum wage makes about $14,500 a year. And you all know that's incredibly hard for an individual to live on, let alone raise a family on.

但现在，一个挣联邦最低工资的工人每年只能得到1.45万美元。众所周知，这些钱一个人生活都勉为其难，更不用说养活一家人了。

Although individual states often have their own minimum wages, which are sometimes higher than the federal minimum wage, Jina is paying some of the employees less than the minimum wage, which is definitely illegal.

虽然个别州往往有自己的最低工资标准，有时甚至高于联邦最低工资标准，但吉纳给部分员工支付的工资却低于最低工资标准，这肯定是违法的。