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A weekly unemployment benefit, and money for vaccines and schools. let's get to rachel scott. back up on the hill with late reporting and some of the numbers on this bill. rachel? >> reporter: speaker nancy pelosi calling this a major step forward. lawmakers are up against a deadline here. on march 14th, unemployment benefits for millions of americans are set to expire, so democrats are now racing to get this bill on president joe biden's desk before then. it would include $1,400 in stimulus checks to most americans. it would also expand the unemployment benefits and the child tax credit, and ...

To the "index." a new year will mean a pay hike for millions of workers across the country. the minimum wage increased today in 20 states. the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 an hour with no increase in 11 years. many of these workers have already started receiving $600 direct payments from the latest covid-19 stimulus deal. a consumer alert tonight as well. several brands of sportmix dog and cat food have been recalled. the fda says the products may contain dangerous levels of a toxin produced by mold that grows on corn and grains. at least 28 dogs died and 8 others sickened. we have mor...

Count me in among those pushing for a raise to the minimum wage here in Texas. Let me start by saying that I know most places here in Texas pay a better wage than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour: a wage that's been in place since 2009. So maybe it's time to get the minimum wage boosted here in Texas so we don't have to have this conversation in the near future. According to an article from KWTX, 20 states are raising their minimum wage rates. I would also bet that finding a business in any state still paying $7.25 an hour would be hard to do. So why doesn't our government just rai...

House right now. as i said, we don't know the outcome in the senate but disgoing to close. you said you expect joe biden to be the most progressive president since fdr. is that still possible? >> absolutely it is. look, the american people -- the american people understand that we have enormous and profound crises. does anybody out there think $7.25 an hour is the kind of federal minimum wage we have? does anyone out there think we should be the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all people? not to guarantee family and medical leave? not to deal with the existential th...

Because we have to rebuild this country in a climate smart way and $7.25 minimum wage, ali, do the math. >> yes. >> you can't live on that. i've been fighting for $15 an hour since 2012 when i was picketing mcdonald's, and actually i think it should be 22 bucks that, would be a fair minimum wage. we're talking about a completely different split of the money in this economy under what i'm talking about. mr. trump keeps saying, and i go on fox news and i get in a fight with the anchor every single time. you're kidding me, you don't think the economy is good? not for working people. >> quinn nipi...