Dems will look for 'indirect ways' to boost minimum wage: Sen. Mazie Hirono

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Democrats will look for "indirect ways" to increase the minimum wage Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said on ABC's "This Week" Sunday after the Senate parliamentarian ruled the provision could not be included in the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

"We can't raise the the minimum wage directly so we're going to look for indirect ways," the senator told ABC Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos.

"I basically support raising the minimum wage in the COVID bill because that is a huge part of economic recovery. The people who are suffering most from the minimum wage and what's happening in the pandemic are the essential workers, many of them are women, many of them are getting paid very low wages -- $7.25 an hour is $15,000 a year, that's poverty level," she added.

The Senate is expected to take up the massive relief package next week.

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[napi21]

1. Unfortunately that seems to be the only way MW gets passed. last time it was increased it was

attached toa defense funding bill they knew the Pubs HAD to vote for.

[jorgevlorgan]

3. If they do this and then get a min wage increase in the defense bill

That would be incredible.

[MichMan]

2. Why doesn't her home state raise it above $10.10?

They could do that right now regardless of anything done at the Federal level.

[Voltaire2]

4. Harris can overrule the parliamentarian.

Failure to pass 15 is going to be a disaster.