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Sanders Backs GOP Call for No Minimum Wage Hike During Pandemic
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) backed a Republican amendment blocking the raising of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour during the pandemic in Thursday’s late-night Senate “vote-a-rama” session, which involved consideration of multiple amendments to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill.
Following the nearly 15-hour long marathon session, the Senate approved a budget resolution early Friday morning, a preliminary step to budget reconciliation the process that will allow Senate Democrats to pass the relief bill by a simple majority, rather than a 60-vote supermajority, which would require some GOP buy-in.
Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Raise National Minimum Wage to $15 An Hour
A coalition of Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Sen. Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) and 37 other Democrat senators have put forward the Raise the Wage Act 2021 (pdf), which would raise the federal minimum wage in five increments to reach $15 per hour by 2025.
The bill would also index the federal minimum wage to median wage growth starting in 2026, a move that would cause the minimum wage to tick up automatically, roughly in pace with inflation.
“I’ve heard time and again from Coloradans who are working as hard as they can, but still can’t afford some combination of housing, health care, child care, and other essential needs. It is unacceptable,” Bennett said in a statement. “A $15 minimum wage is about making sure that everyone who works full-time can live with dignity. This legislation is one of many steps we need to take
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