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Donkees

(33,511 posts)
1. Sen. Sanders will be recognized at approx. 12:00 noon to offer the first amendment. @SenatePress
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 07:42 AM
Mar 2021
The #Senate adjourned at 2:05 a.m. and will reconvene at 9:00 a.m. with 3 hours of debate time remaining. Senator Sanders will be recognized at approximately 12:00 noon to offer the first amendment. @SenatePress



Donkees

(33,511 posts)
5. Lindsey Graham tries to stop @SenSanders ' amendment on a federal $15 minimum wage
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 11:16 AM
Mar 2021
Lindsey Graham tries to stop @SenSanders' amendment on a federal $15 minimum wage, Bernie very legislatively gets the rules waives. Roll call vote on $15 happening now



Donkees

(33,511 posts)
9. Sinema: No
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 11:43 AM
Mar 2021

.
@SenatorSinema
votes no on allowing a federal $15 minimum wage in the COVID relief bill while
@SenMarkKelly
, also from Arizona but up for re-election in 2022, votes yes.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
15. Currently 58 no, 42 yes. Sanders is the first in a vote-a-rama, a long series of
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 12:03 PM
Mar 2021

roll call votes on various amendments to the bill. making official what's already been decided. These molasses hours don't show of course the many long hours of hard work by many people went into creating this important bill with over 6000 pages.

March 15: In 9 days now various unemployment benefits expire and their lifeline checks stop, so this needs to be completed and signed by President Biden by then.

Demsrule86

(71,519 posts)
19. You can't leave it in the Covid bill which is being done in reconcilation as the the
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 12:39 PM
Mar 2021

Parliamentarian has ruled it can't be in the bill...so I wish folks would stop attacking Democrats on this...get more Senators in 22 and hold the House so we can ditch the filibuster.

Donkees

(33,511 posts)
18. Bernie Sanders says he wasn't surprised by how many Democrats voted against $15 minimum wage, ...
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 12:21 PM
Mar 2021

Bernie Sanders says he wasn't surprised by how many Democrats voted against $15 minimum wage, per Hill pool. "We knew exactly what was happening."


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