Democrats are looking for ways to include a $15 minimum wage hike in their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package after the Senate Parliamentarian said it does not fit the rules to be passed via the budget reconciliation process on Thursday night.
Here Are The Minimum Wage Proposals in Congress After $15 Hike Ruled Out of COVID Relief
On 2/26/21 at 4:17 PM EST
With the $15 federal minimum wage proposal not likely to make it into President Joe Biden s coronavirus relief package, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are offering up alternative solutions.
The progressive policy hit a major roadblock on Thursday when the Senate parliamentarian ruled that Democrats could not include a minimum wage hike in the budget reconciliation bill a tool being used to pass Biden s $1.9 trillion plan without Republican support.
Some progressive members of Congress have advised Democratic leaders to ignore the parliamentarian s ruling, or even replace her, but the Biden administration has said it will follow the upper chamber s rules and procedures.
The House is poised to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus, but a ruling by late Thursday by a Senate official dealt a major blow to prospects that the final legislation will include a hike in the U.S. minimum wage to $15 per hour.Friday’s vote in the House will bring most Americans one step closer to receiving $1,400 relief payments and move action to the Senate, where disagreements among Democrats over the minimum wage.
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The future of New York City will in many ways begin to take shape in the June primary, when more than 30 New York City council seats and the race for mayor will be largely decided. As we saw with the recent special election of the 24th Council District in Queens, super PACs which can spend unlimited money on messaging to support a candidate could play a major role.
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