The State of Labor-Related Issues

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 3, 2017

Chris Lu, former United States Deputy Secretary of Labor, Time contributor and a senior fellow at the Miller Center, talks about raising the federal minimum wage, paid family leave and other labor-related news.

"If Trump wants to find a bipartisan victory, paid family leave is the place," says Lu. "It has bipartisan support and support from Ivanka. What's really in the mix now is how one pays for this."

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