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The bill would have amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to $10.10 per hour over the course of a two-year period. [167] The bill was strongly supported by President Barack Obama and many of the Democratic Senators, but strongly opposed by Republicans in the Senate and House.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,303 square miles (18,910 km 2), of which 7,206 square miles (18,660 km 2) is land and 97 square miles (250 km 2) (1.3%) is water. [18] It is the fourth-largest county in California by area.