minimum wage

Senate Parliamentarian Rules Minimum Wage Provision Currently Written as it is Can Not be Included in the American Rescue Plan

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In a not surprising development, the Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the proposed federal minimum wage increase to $15.00 an hour could not be included in the American Rescue Plan-COVID 19 relief bill as written. Reaction among Democrats has been quick. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki issued a statement for the Biden/Harris Administration … Read more

(UPDATED) Relatable, Empathetic, Wonky, and Grandfatherly Joe Biden Participates in his First Presidential Town Hall

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It was a good night for President Joe Biden and the American People. For the first time in four years, the residents of this nation were treated to a President of the United States who was relatable, empathetic, warm. knowledgable of the facts, and grandfatherly towards a town hall audience in Wisconsin. In his first … Read more

$11.00 an hour or $15.00 an hour; That is the Question

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The Federal Minimum Wage needs to be increased. States like Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (surprising,) South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (again surprising,) Wisconsin (ouch, one of the birthplaces of Progressivism,)  and Wyoming all subscribe to the current federal minimum wage which has … Read more

President Biden Opens Up the ACA Marketplaces; Republicans Bellyache and Lie About Earlier Executive Orders

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Let us hear Republicans moan and groan about this. President Biden signed two Executive Orders today designed to increase access to health care for the American People. Saying “it is more critical that Americans have critical access to health care,”  President Biden signed two Executive Orders that: Reopened the Obamacare-Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces from … Read more