Any Republican talking like that is doomed to extinction. Get real.
LOL YOU need to 'get real'. The minimum wage in Kentucky is $7.25. But, a worker with zero experience can get a job at almost any business in town for at least $15 per hour. Many are paying $17 - $20 per hour.
The MARKET is setting the minimum rate. Free markets work, when not over-whelmed with cheap illegal labor, or flooded with foreign tech workers holding green cards.