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Manchin's Gutting of Biden Agenda Would Cut 2 Million Jobs Per Year

Analysis shows Manchin's cuts would lead to his own home state seeing 9,880 fewer jobs each year. ....

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Warren Urges Raise in Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour for Federal Contract Workers

Warren Urges Raise in Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour for Federal Contract Workers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Granite Staters for a socially distanced rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on October 10, 2020.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday urged President-elect Joe Biden to use his executive authority to raise the minimum wage for all federal contract workers to $15 an hour on his first day in office, echoing a demand pushed by economists and progressive commentators as a way to substantially improve the lives of millions of low-paid employees.
“We need to raise the minimum wage to $15 and the Biden-Harris administration can do that on Day One for all federal contractors,” tweeted the Massachusetts senator. ....

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