Been several years since we have increased the minimum wage, and i support an increase in the minimum wage, but i do not believe that at a time when our economy is so fragile as is indicated by the very slow increase in g. D. P. That was reported this morning that we can afford to increase the minimum wage by some 39 . I would note, madam president , that just a year ago, president obama was suggesting that we should increase the minimum wage to 9 an hour. I dont see any change in the Economic Conditions that would have caused him to abruptly change his position and now be advocating 10. 10 an hour. I know, madam president , that there are many lowincome families that are really struggling in this country, and i believe that our economy could accommodate an increase in the minimum wage, but the congressional budget office, a nonpartisan entity, has told us that the consequences of going to 10. 10 an hour would be a loss of some 500,000 jobs at a time when our economy simply cannot affo
Good morning, everybody. It is friday, september 18th, and im Yasmin Vossoughian on this final edition of morning joe first look. Weve got a lot of exciting announcements about that coming up straight ahead. But first we want to get to the news and the president holding yet another packed airport rally last night with no social distancing and very few masks, this time in wisconsin, even as covid cases rise in that state wisconsin just hit a new recordhigh positivity rate. Yesterdays number or more than 2,000 cases beat the previous record set sunday in Marathon County where the president s rally was held Health Authorities deemed the covid19 activity to be high, indicating a, quote, significant increase in covid cases in just the past two weeks and an internal email from a Trump Administration official scrapped a document. The white house decided to send it to businesses and agencies and nonprofit organizations the original plan showed masks were supposed to be distributed thomes in ar
Fisa documents. We have Fox News Team coverage. There is Tucker Carlson weighing in on the 2020 countdown. Breaking news from donald trump. We start in philadelphia, the First Official fundraiser. Good evening. Former Vice President joe biden spoke for 12 4550 donors in suburban philadelphia at the home of a wealthy democratic mega dollar and comcast executive. Biden may have front runner status but joe needs joe and needs it fast. Bowden biden is targeting wealthy corporate donors to catch up with Bernie Sanders who leads the pack with 20 million in the bank. In a Conference Call with donors yesterday biden reportedly noted how much money he is able to raise in the first 24 hours. I dont know that he has to be better than Bernie Sanders. He has to demonstrate he can raise big bucks very quickly and part of the delay announcement is making sure you have funders lined up. Reporter Bernie Sanders already sending a fundraising email subject line joe biden touting grassroots donation, quot
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