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Minimum Wage
Eight Democrats Joined GOP to Vote Down Sanders’s $15 Minimum Wage Amendment
Sen. Bernie Sanders's effort to reattach a $15 minimum wage provision to the Senate COVID relief package failed Friday.
Rev. William Barber to Democrats: “Stick Together” and Pass the $15 Minimum Wage
An estimated 140 million people in the U.S. were already living in poverty before this pandemic.
Sanders Is Making Excellent Use of His Power as Budget Committee Chair
After decades shouting truth in the wilderness of U.S. politics, Sanders is making the most of his chance.
Bernie Sanders to Force Vote on $15 Minimum Wage Amendment
The senator made clear that he will continue pushing to raise the federal minimum wage if his amendment fails to pass.
The $15 Minimum Wage Isn’t Dead. Here’s How Democrats Can Still Get It Done.
When the Senate parliamentarian ruled against GOP tax cuts in 2001, Republicans fired him and passed the cuts anyway.
Sanders Blasts Parliamentarian’s Ruling Dropping Wage Hike From COVID Bill
Sanders lambasted Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s decision that the wage raise was against the rules.
Progressives to VP Kamala Harris: “Use Your Power. Keep $15 in.”
The Senate parliamentarian's opinion on the minimum wage hike is not binding, and Harris has the authority to ignore it.
In What Universe Is a $15 Wage “Too High”? Joe Manchin’s.
Further, the CBO often culls negative effect studies to critique a $15 minimum wage, stoking resistance to an increase.
Progressives Vow to Fight Manchin and Sinema Holding Up Stimulus Over $15 Wage
Centrist Democrats want to gut the wage hike, but progressives have more power than ever in Congress.
Manchin and Sinema Push Back Against $15 Minimum Wage
So far, Democratic leadership in both chambers is standing with striking workers over moderate Democrats.