Over the past nine decades, only three U.S. presidents have ... from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour in 2014. When lawmakers failed to act, he signed an executive order to increase the minimum wage.

For example, former President Barack Obama urged Congress to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour in 2014. When lawmakers failed to act, he signed an ...