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So Democrats tried to include a $15 an hour minimum wage hike in the covid bill they are passing with budget reconciliation, which means they only need a majority vote. But, the Senate referee has said that such legislation canno't be included in the covid bill since it is major legislation and needs 60 votes to pass. Which means that Democrats would need 10 republicans to sign onto it and the odds of that are pretty low.
Currently the minimum wage in the US is $7.25 an hour, Democrats want to raise it to $15, a few republicans have said they would be up for increasing it to $10 an hour.
Currently the minimum wage in the US is $7.25 an hour, Democrats want to raise it to $15, a few republicans have said they would be up for increasing it to $10 an hour.
U.S. Senate referee says Democrats cannot include $15 minimum wage in COVID bill
In a blow to Democrats, the Senate parliamentarian ruled the chamber cannot include President Joe Biden's proposed $15-an-hour minimum wage in a $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill the party aims to pass without Republican votes, lawmakers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com