I will increase the minimum wage.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Florida · Democratic

policy impact 0.86 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

The current press-release list for May 21-June 9, 2026 covers committee placement, PKD legislation, utility affordability, infant formula, cancer survivorship, Everglades closure, housing affordability, and TPS.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, her official communications show active legislative and issue work, but nothing on minimum wage; this is an inference from the current release list.

unresolved same_term

Press Releases | U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 78%

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legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

Her economy page says the federal minimum wage has not increased since 2009 and says she cosponsored legislation to raise the federal minimum wage and tipped minimum wage to 15 dollars by 2020.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is a direct official statement of support for increasing wages, but it does not show the promise was delivered in the current term.

unresolved unknown

Economy and Jobs | U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

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legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown

The Department of Labor states that the federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is 7.25 dollars per hour.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The federal baseline is still unchanged, so the promise remains unmet at the national level.

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Minimum Wage | U.S. Department of Labor
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 95%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Wasserman Schultz publicly supported raising the federal minimum wage and officially states she cosponsored legislation to increase it, which shows a serious legislative effort. But the federal minimum wage remains $7.25, so the promised outcome was not delivered. As a U.S. representative, cosponsorship and advocacy are meaningful effort, but without enactment they do not amount to fulfillment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 94%