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Three-Quarters of Republicans Oppose Raising Minimum Wage: Poll On 3/16/21 at 1:01 PM EDT New polling shows that the vast majority of Republican voters oppose raising the federal minimum wage, although strong majorities of Democrats and independents support the idea. President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have pushed for raising the wage to $15 per hour. It is currently set at just $7.25 per hour and was last increased back in July 2009. Progressive Democrats had hoped to push the wage hike through in Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, but the Senate's parliamentarian ruled th...

Joe Manchin Defends Minimum Wage Stance of Republicans 'Just Not in Sync With Bernie Sanders' On 3/9/21 at 11:32 AM EST Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, defended Republicans opposing raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, saying they are simply opposed to such a substantial increase. President Joe Bidenand progressive Democrats have pushed to more than double the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15, but Manchin along with some other moderate Democrats and many Republicans have opposed the proposal. Democrats' efforts to include the substantial wage hike in...

Joe Manchin's $11 Minimum Wage More Popular Than Biden's $15—Among Democrats and Republicans On 3/3/21 at 11:26 AM EST While progressive Democrats continue to push for the federal minimum wage to be increased to $15 per hour, new polling shows that Senator Joe Manchin's suggestion of a more modest increase to $11 is more popular with both Republicans and Democrats. President Joe Biden and Democrats campaigned on raising the federal minimum wage to $15, and House Democrats included the wage hike in their version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. However, the wage hike looks unlikely...