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 Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: Minimum wage increase fails |
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-wage22jun22,1,4647642.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&track=crosspromo
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WASHINGTON � Senate Republicans on Wednesday killed an effort to raise the minimum wage, but Democrats who backed the measure said they would try again, both in Congress and through ballot measures in several states.
The federal minimum wage has been $5.15 an hour since 1997. On a procedural measure Wednesday, senators voted 52 to 46 in favor of raising the wage to $7.25 in three steps, but 60 votes were needed to move the legislation forward.
Still, Democrats intend to highlight the issue before the midterm elections. Many in the party are hoping to frame it as a "family values" issue that could draw Democratic-leaning voters to the polls, just as Republicans have tried to energize conservatives with proposals to ban gay marriage and flag burning.
Efforts to place minimum wage increases on the November ballot are under way or have succeeded in six states. |
Here is a summary of stats related to the minimum wage,with a link to the full report.
http://www.prospect.org/weblog/2006/06/post_646.html |
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