GOP Senators Kill Minimum Wage Boost

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GOP Senators Kill Minimum Wage Boost

Posted on Jun 22, 2006

Not even a week after the Congress voted itself a pay raise, the not-so-compassionate conservatives in the Senate voted down any bump in the $5.15 national minimum wage.

AP:

The Republican-controlled Senate smothered a proposed election-year increase in the minimum wage Wednesday, rejecting Democratic claims that it was past time to boost the $5.15 hourly pay floor that has been in effect for nearly a decade.

The 52-46 vote was eight short of the 60 needed for approval under budget rules and came one day after House Republican leaders made clear they do not intend to allow a vote on the issue, fearing it might pass.

The Senate vote marked the ninth time since 1997 that Democrats there have proposed and Republicans have blocked a stand-alone increase in the minimum wage. The debate fell along predictable lines.

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By Pututu Chirelli, June 26, 2006 at 12:24 pm Link to this comment
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That is ridiculous. The GOP is totally controlled by big corporations. They all claim to support an increase but then they do nothing about it. I was just at http://www.wakeupwalmart.com and they have some intense facts pointing at the fact that walmart is basically controlling us policy since they are financing the GOP officials.

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By Miguel Nieto, June 23, 2006 at 3:16 am Link to this comment
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Gee, in the UK minimum rate is £5.05 per hour (about $8.85), though this is for adults over the age of 22. 18-21 year olds get £4.35 per hour(about $7.45). Seems like the US is losing ground, a country that can no longer claim that it’s middle class earn more that those in Europe. (I’m an expat who longer sees any value in calling himself an American)

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By George S Semsel, June 22, 2006 at 12:28 pm Link to this comment
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Through their vote against raising the minimum wage while giving themselves a raise, republicans have verified their opposition to the working population. I hope as the next election draws hear the democrats will notice this.

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