Posted on 02/02/2021 4:01:40 PM PST by Libloather
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he does not support raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, throwing a major wrench in Democrats’ already fraught hopes of giving workers a major pay raise.
Manchin, who is among the most moderate of the Senate Democratic Caucus, did, however, open the door to a more narrow increase in the minimum wage from its current $7.25.
“I’m supportive of an increase that’s responsible and reasonable, and in my state that’s $11,” Manchin told congressional reporters, adding that the rate should account for inflation.
Manchin is bucking his own party’s leadership. House Democrats have already passed the Raise the Wage Act, which would phase in a $15 minimum wage over several years. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is behind the proposal — as is President Joe Biden.
“No one in America should work 40 hours a week making below the poverty line — $15 gets people above the poverty line,” Biden said in late January. The White House’s proposal for COVID-19 relief backs a $15 minimum wage, and Biden issued an executive order last week that took the first step toward increasing the minimum wage for federal workers and contractors to $15 an hour.
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Manchin’s balk at $15 shows just how much of an uphill climb Democrats face on their minimum wage plan. Although $15 is now formally a piece of the party platform, several Democratic senators still have not endorsed the number. So far, only 37 have co-sponsored the minimum wage bill reintroduced in the Senate last week, while a handful facing reelection in 2022 have kept their names off the legislation.
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Never fear, he’ll get his mind right.
Shame it wasn't someone like Sen. Feinstein, because that would be throwing a major wench in the Dem's hopes
Right now Joe Manchin has a great deal of power. However don’t get the impression that the man has a moral fiber in his body and very much doubt he will use his moment in history wisely or effectively
Geez, so now we have to hear everything this WV POS has to say while he plays middle of the road politics for attention.
Wake up West Virginia.
“Right now Joe Manchin has a great deal of power. However don’t get the impression that the man has a moral fiber in his body and very much doubt he will use his moment in history wisely or effectively”
I agree 100%.
The minimum wage is at best a Tenth Amendment argument. In actuality the market should decide and there should be no minimum.
Let’s think positive. Why turn everything into a “he’s a bad man in all cases”.
IF (and thats a BIG if) they wanted to change min wages it should be done by states anyway not the federal government. Every state has different cost of living.
“Democrats’ already fraught hopes of giving workers a major pay raise.”
Er, firing anyone who can’t produce more than $15/hr value.
I don’t understand why Democrats hate the poor so much.
Maybe if someone told Sen. Feinstein that it’s almost 97CNY (Yuan).
Manchin is to the right of Romney and less despicable, but that’s a low bar.
Switch parties Joe for Christ’s sake! You’ll save WV and the country!
Slippy (Commie Red) Joe is playing the role of the token moderate for the olgrich klapo wing of the socialist democratic party at the same-time he’s attempting too Robert Byrd himself into position of power by carefully toeing the line of each side.
Does unemployment really pay that well?
They LOVE the poor because poverty makes them dependent on govt., that’s why they try to make so many.
We'll see if Manly Manchin becomes Captain Capitulate.
Walmart is already paying their people $15 to start.
Proving we don’t need a minimum wage.
With Americans banned from tech by the Cheap Indian Labor Express, the only jobs available for formerly well-skilled and well-paid Americans are part-time minimum wage work.
As long as we are importing foreign scum to take American jobs, there needs to be a minimum wage for Americans. Paid for by the greedy American companies that only hire foreign trash.
Not the worst situation that this guy is the most powerful man in congress. Not great but imagine if Democrats had 60 Senate seats like 2009. There would be no stopping the communists on anything since the filibuster would already be gone. They could get the most radical lunatic ideas passed on 51 votes.
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