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AOC swipes Republicans over not supporting minimum wage raise, gets reminded Democrats killed the bill
Fox News via Yahoo ^ | December 21, 2022 | Lawrence Richard

Posted on 12/21/2022 6:21:08 AM PST by grundle

After two years under the Biden administration and President Biden touting his own economic accomplishments, most Americans are still living paycheck-to-paycheck.

In a tweet on Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested Republicans were to blame for Congress failing to raise the minimum wage last year — despite Democrats having a majority in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

"60% of workers report living paycheck-to-paycheck," the Republican Party tweeted.

AOC responded: "And yet y’all still voted against raising the minimum wage."

While her tweet was likely intended to be a swipe at Republicans, Twitter Fact-Check jumped into the conversation to add context to her claim showing both parties are to blame.

"The minimum wage has not changed since 2009," the fact-check wrote, showing both parties have had adequate time to argue for and pass such a measure.

Neither has.

As recently as 2021, Congress took up consideration on a bill that would raise the minimum wage again.

Democrats introduced the bill, but unlike AOC’s tweet suggests, the bill had bipartisan support. It also had opposition from Republicans and Democrats.

"In 2021, Congress voted on a bill to raise the minimum wage. [It] passed 231-199 in the House," the fact-check notice read. The bill was opposed by 192 Republicans, 8 Democrats and one Independent. "Three Rs supported," it added.

The bill failed to clear the Senate, however, as seven Democrats opposed it.

"Blocked 58-42 in the Senate. 7 Ds and one [Independent] joined all Rs to block the bill," the fact check noted.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: New York
KEYWORDS: aoc; bartender; cortez; newyork; occasionalcortex
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To: grundle

What? They are going to make it $15 per hour? Heck, most fast food joints are now paying $15 per hour...in small Texas suburb cities like Azle and Lake Worth (you know...the places you don’t actually know of). In the bigger suburbs, like Irving, they are paying $22 per hour for Shell gas station clerks!!

Sadly, the $15 ISN’T ENOUGH WITH ALL THE DEMOCRAT CAUSED INFLATION!!

These idiots are best at rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic...the rest of their time is just a waste.


21 posted on 12/21/2022 7:32:46 AM PST by ExTxMarine (Diversity is necessary; diverse points of views will not be tolerated.)
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To: grundle

The minimum wage is zero.

Some people (especially young people) simply don’t have the skills to be worth the minimum wage.

And they can’t earn those skills without being employed.


22 posted on 12/21/2022 7:35:56 AM PST by agere_contra
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To: chopperk
AOC has rocks for brains.

Hopefully she'll be breaking big rocks into smaller rocks soon.

Is AOC In Big Legal Trouble?

23 posted on 12/21/2022 7:43:19 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Sirius Lee

AOC is protected. Nothing will ever happen to her.


24 posted on 12/21/2022 7:44:37 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: grundle

A damnable idiot.


25 posted on 12/21/2022 7:46:03 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: grundle

“Living Paycheck to Paycheck”

Includes $1000 cell phones-—which is AFTER the $800 discount

It includes a TV cable package with 350 channels

It includes STARBUCKS coffee at over $6 a cup—you can make coffee at home-—

It includes a new car every couple of years-—

It includes lunches out every day-—

It includes club memberships for golf or tennis or something-

It includes trips & cruises-—

It includes massages/manicures/hair salons & wigs/ shoes/ jewelry

IF you cannot live on $100,000 a year-—LOOK IN THE MIRROR

YOU DO NOT HAVE AN EARNING PROBLEM-——

YOU HAVE A SPENDING PROBLEM


26 posted on 12/21/2022 8:13:26 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: TangoLimaSierra

KEEP IN MIND-—AOC has a degree in ECONOMICS


27 posted on 12/21/2022 8:15:27 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: agere_contra
The minimum wage is zero.

Some people (especially young people) simply don’t have the skills to be worth the minimum wage.

Some workers have a net negative value.

Congress would be one example.

28 posted on 12/21/2022 8:48:11 AM PST by Sooth2222 (“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” ("Every nation has the government it deserves.”) )
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To: grundle

Sandy Cortez.


29 posted on 12/21/2022 11:29:19 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: dfwgator

Yep. Sandy Cortez is protected. Democrats always keep some truly psycho reps around to spew the dumbest ideas like the green new deal and sane people laugh and laugh. The next thing you know it becomes reality.


30 posted on 12/21/2022 11:41:28 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: grundle

She is the poster child of woke, stupid, not a clue, arrogant, self-centered and empty headed


31 posted on 12/21/2022 3:37:51 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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