Republicans in Congress couldn't stop all these minimum wage increases

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/12/31/1461237/-Republicans-in-Congress-couldn-t-stop-all-these-minimum-wage-increases
"The federal minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour, and it’s going to stay that way as long as Republicans control Congress. But that doesn’t mean 2015 didn’t see progress for many low-wage workers, while minimum wage advances won in recent years will keep going into effect in 2016. The minimum wage was raised in cities, counties, and states in 2015"