The “lamestream media” coverage of passage of the COVID-19 Relief bill tended to focus on the fact that it was not “bipartisan,” i.e., that not one Republican in Congress voted for the most popular bill since raising the minimum wage in 2007, supported by 76% of Americans and even 60% of Republicans. That is almost … Read more
With Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan attending his father in laws funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris was able to sleep in today and not have to break a tie in the United States Senate as Democrats, in a 50 to 49 vote, passed their version of the American Rescue Plan. Saying “help is on the way,” … Read more
So seven Democratic Senators and one Independent who caucuses with the Democrats voted against the Raise The Wage Act amendment to the COVID-19 Relief bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 hour, phased in until 2025. But Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema appeared to relish the moment, giving a thumbs down curtsey to vote no … Read more
It was not surprising that the Bernie Sanders attempt to put the $15.00 Minimum Wage Increase into the Senate version of the American Rescue Plan failed. All the Republicans were going to vote against it and Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin were on the record saying they would not support it. What is surprising … Read more
I couldn’t get the C-Span video crop to work in this blog software, but luckily Senator Chris Murphy put the substance of his speech on his Twitter account.