Democrats come up with Plan B for raising the minimum wage. Republicans keep lying about it
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Since the Senate parliamentarian advised that a minimum wage increase cannot be part of a budget reconciliation bill, Democrats are looking for Plan B, a way to fulfill the promise and the desperate necessity to raise millions of people above the current poveDemocrats come up with Plan B for raising the minimum wage. Republicans keep lying about it
Since the Senate parliamentarian advised that a minimum wage increase cannot be part of a budget reconciliation bill, Democrats are looking for Plan B, a way to fulfill the promise and the desperate necessity to raise millions of people above the current poverty-level federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. They have to do that because of the parliamentarian’s ruling that came despite several Republican policies with less effect on the budget having previously been allowed in reconciliation bills. They have to do that because Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin have made clear that it will be hard to get their votes on any reasonable minimum wage proposal and it will be impossible to get their votes over the parliamentarian’s objections. But Democrats—led by Sens. Ron Wyden and Bernie Sanders—are working to find a way to do the thing that is both good policy and good politics. Read more