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Donkees

(31,385 posts) Thu Mar 4, 2021, 08:10 PM Mar 2021

PBS NewsHour: Sen. Sanders: COVID relief bill 'addresses the crises facing working families'

Mar 4, 2021

For an opposing perspective on COVID relief and the congressional agenda we turn to Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who chairs the Senate's budget committee. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the minimum wage, Republican's response to President Biden's agenda, and the need for federal aid for local and state governments during the pandemic.

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PBS NewsHour: Sen. Sanders: COVID relief bill 'addresses the crises facing working families' (Original Post) Donkees Mar 2021 OP

"We're not talking about raising the minimum wage right now ... it's a five year process." betsuni Mar 2021 #1

Rep. Sanders H.R.2812 - Minimum Wage Restoration Act 2001 Donkees Mar 2021 #2

betsuni

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1. "We're not talking about raising the minimum wage right now ... it's a five year process."

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Fri Mar 5, 2021, 03:15 AM

Mar 2021

But ... I thought incrementalism was bad. That's what we were told.

Donkees

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2. Rep. Sanders H.R.2812 - Minimum Wage Restoration Act 2001

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Fri Mar 5, 2021, 09:24 AM

Mar 2021

Rep. Sanders H.R.2812 - Minimum Wage Restoration Act 2001
Sponsor: Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] (Introduced 08/02/2001)
Committees: House - Education and the Workforce
H.R.2812 - Minimum Wage Restoration Act

Minimum Wage Restoration Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage (currently $5.15 per hour): (1) to $6.65, for 2002; (2) to $8.15, for 2003; and (3) by indexing to the cost of living, in the same manner as benefits are indexed under the Social Security Act, for 2004 and thereafter.

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