Posted on 02/05/2021 5:21:54 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
WASHINGTON—Democrats moved forward with a $1.9 trillion relief plan by approving a budget outline for the proposal, which President Biden indicated Friday wasn’t likely to include a $15 federal minimum wage favored by many on the left.
Mr. Biden said in an interview on CBS News that he believes parliamentary rules in the Senate will prevent Democrats from raising the minimum wage as part of the aid bill. Democrats are pursuing a process called reconciliation that will allow them to pass the legislation along party lines but limits the policy provisions that are eligible to be included.
“Well, apparently, that’s not going to occur because of the rules of the United States Senate,” Mr. Biden said on CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell about raising the minimum wage. Mr. Biden said he would seek to raise the minimum wage in future legislation.
Mr. Biden’s comments on the minimum wage come as Democrats race to craft the details of the White House proposal, aiming to pass a new package before federal unemployment aid expires in mid-March.
In both the House and Senate on Friday, Democrats passed a budget resolution, advancing the reconciliation process, which allows the party to skirt the 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the Senate and instead pass the relief package with a simple majority.
Congress can only pass a limited number of reconciliation bills each year, and measures passed under the rules must have budgetary effects that aren’t merely incidental to the policy aims. Some Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), had indicated they didn’t think raising the minimum wage would be possible under reconciliation, as others, like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), have pushed for its passage. Other centrist lawmakers had indicated they may not be able to support raising the minimum wage, anyway.
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Bait and switch as always.
***..a $15 federal minimum wage**
Why? There are tens of thousands coming in illegally who will work for far less, in cash and off the books!
The lie to us.
They lie to their own supporters.
They lie to people overseas. (outside the U. S.)
These liars make Bill Clinton look tame at times.
This is going to be a long four years.
Why give minimum wage earners a raise when there are far more important things to throw taxpayer money at like PAYING OFF EVERYONE IN THE BLUE STATES WHO HELPED JOEO BIDEN STEAL THE ELECTION?
Interesting he expects or does not expect anything, considering that 1) he’s not the lawful “President” and 2) he’s senile.
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