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Minimum Wage Boost Blocked in Senate
NBC News ^
| 04/30/2014
| FRANK THORP V
Posted on 04/30/2014 10:25:15 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A emocratic bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 was met with overwhelming Republican opposition in the Senate today, where it failed to garner the 60 votes needed to move past a key procedural hurdle.
The bill, which was introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), would have raised the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour over the next 30 months, after which automatic annual increases in the minimum wage would be executed to account for inflation. Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee was the only Republican who voted in favor of letting a debate on the measure proceed; it failed by a margin of 54-42.
After the vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), tweeted, "Republicans just turned their backs on millions of hardworking Americans who deserve a fair shot. This debate is not over."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; emocratic; minimumwage; senate
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To: Popman
“When Reid sets up the repubicans like this....why dont they just not vote... Then all the stand alone dem no votes would show up...”
I think that may be because a member of the Senate can change his vote before voting (time) expires. If the Democrat managers caught wind of the Republicans sitting out a vote (ie. voting “present”), then there would be a lot of vote flipping, or pressure to do same.
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posted on
04/30/2014 10:47:51 AM PDT
by
Tallguy
To: SeekAndFind
A 35% increase in the minimum wage? Has anyone actually given that any thought. 39%!
Wouldn’t that mean that most unions get to raise their rates by about the same amount? I sure wish I could have the government pass a law that gave me a 39% raise. Life sure would be more comfortable for my family.
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posted on
04/30/2014 10:49:35 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(My whimsical litany of satyric prose and avarice pontification of wisdom demonstrates my concinnity.)
To: All
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posted on
04/30/2014 10:49:44 AM PDT
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: ridesthemiles
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posted on
04/30/2014 10:50:04 AM PDT
by
Wiser now
(Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
To: Mechanicos
How exactly can the Republicans block anything in the Democrat majority Senate under the new rules? The new rules you are referring to (I think) only apply to judicial nominations. The Senate no longer recognizes 60 votes to end debate for confirmation hearings.
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posted on
04/30/2014 10:51:03 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(My whimsical litany of satyric prose and avarice pontification of wisdom demonstrates my concinnity.)
To: NorthMountain
I always vote emocratic.
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posted on
04/30/2014 10:58:47 AM PDT
by
JPG
(Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
To: SeekAndFind
After the vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), tweeted, "Republicans just turned their backs on millions of hardworking Americans who deserve a fair shot. This debate is not over."
IF AMERICA IS SO STUPID TO BELIEVE THE LIES COMING OUR OF THE RAT PARTY, they deserve every bit of the disaster this party has perpetrated on America.
Why couldn't Reid even get this past cloture with his easy majority rule of the Senate (failed by a margin of 54-42)?
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:08:29 AM PDT
by
Cheerio
(Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
To: Tenacious 1
Still, at least 10 democrats opposed the bill.
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:09:02 AM PDT
by
Mechanicos
(When did we amend the Constitution for a 2nd Federal Prohibition?)
To: SeekAndFind
Why? For intelligent reasons or for political posturing? You decide, fair and balanced.
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:10:53 AM PDT
by
mulligan
(I)
To: SeekAndFind
Very good. At least another drag on the economy has been avoided.
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:11:44 AM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: demshateGod
That would take leadership and a spine...
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:12:35 AM PDT
by
Popman
("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
To: Mechanicos
How exactly can the Republicans block anything in the Democrat majority Senate under the new rules? They waived the 60 vote requirement only for non-Supreme Court presidential appointments.
To: Mechanicos
Still, at least 10 democrats opposed the bill. There were 54 votes in favor. If 10 Democrats opposed it then that must mean 11 Republicans voted for it.
To: nhwingut
And they don’t give a damned who they destroy in the process.
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:23:38 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: SeekAndFind
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), tweeted, “Republicans just turned their backs on millions of hardworking Americans who deserve a fair shot. This debate is not over.”
Gee Harry, i thought the Dims had a majority in the senate you Dirtbag
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:24:08 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Ingtar
You’ve got it backwards; a cloture vote *ends* debate, thus allowing a final vote (where the bill can be approved with a simple majority).
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:27:53 AM PDT
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: SeekAndFind
Yes....love it...says it all...EMOcrats
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:28:31 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy; Clintonfatigued; BillyBoy; GOPsterinMA; Perdogg; Viennacon
“The bill, which was introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), would have raised the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour over the next 30 months, after which automatic annual increases in the minimum wage would be executed to account for inflation. Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee was the only Republican who voted in favor of letting a debate on the measure proceed....”
Frankly, I don’t know which one is worse, Lamar! or Corker.
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04/30/2014 11:30:21 AM PDT
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: Ingtar
I just noticed that the article itself describes the cloture vote as being a vote to “let the debate proceed.” So it was the author who got it backwards, since cloture ends the debate and allows a vote on final passage to proceed.
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:31:55 AM PDT
by
AuH2ORepublican
(If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
To: SeekAndFind
The Minimum Wage screws young black males worst.
Racist Dems.
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posted on
04/30/2014 11:38:09 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Mohammed was a Child Rapist and Islam is a Totalitarian Death Cult.)
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