Amazon responded this morning to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's claim that it pays warehouse workers 'starvation wages' in a tweet that says it pays workers $15 an hour plus full benefits.
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Amazon tweets at Ocasio-Cortez, saying: "Amazon is a leader on pay at $15 min wage + full benefits from day one. We also lobby to raise federal min wage." In response to a question on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Ocasio-Cortez said whether Bezos is a billionaire is less of a concern to her than how the company's policies impact Amazon warehouse workers.
Amazon tweeted a response to Ocasio-Cortez's comments, saying: "Amazon is a leader on pay at $15 min wage + full benefits from day one. We also lobby to raise federal min wage."
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