; Whereas if COVID–19 incidences continue as projected through this year and next, the number of people experiencing food insecurity in 2020 would increase by over 17 million, including nearly 7 million children, which means 54 million people (1 in 6) would experience food insecurity in 2020, including 18 million children (1 in 4); Whereas the Federal minimum wage has not changed from $7.25 per hour since 2009, and Federal law has allowed employers to pay tipped workers just $2.13 per hour since 1991; Whereas the value of the minimum wage has declined in real terms by more than 30 percent since 1968; Whereas the Official Poverty Measure (OPM) does not adequately capture sufficient needs for families to cover food, housing, utilities, and childcare expenses; Whereas 62 million workers in the United States work for less than a living wage; Whereas over 200,000 people with disabilities work for a subminimum wage; Whereas the United States does not require a national minimum paid sick time standard, and therefore working adults without paid sick leave are three times more likely to have incomes below the poverty line; Whereas fewer than 40 percent have access to paid medical leave to address a serious illness or injury through employer-provided short-term disability insurance, and fewer than 60 percent are eligible to take unpaid FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act), leaving millions of workers and families just 1 accident or illness away from economic devastation; Whereas approximately 5.2 million workers are working in involuntary part-time jobs when they would prefer full-time jobs; Whereas millions of people working in hourly jobs have unstable, unpredictable work schedules that do not give them the notice and input they need to plan their lives and care for their families; Whereas fissuring of the workplace, has resulted in more subcontracted, temporary, and 1099 positions that lack benefits and workplace protections, leading to greater economic precarity for low-wage workers