minimum wage
Senate Democrats have had little success finding agreement among themselves on how much to increase the federal minimum wage.
Dan Price of Gravity Payments said revenue has tripled since he cut his own annual salary of $1 million to $70,000.
Top Senate Democrats will huddle on Tuesday in an attempt to unify around a path toward hiking the federal minimum wage.
Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to force a vote on the proposal, which died on procedural grounds.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Support for increasing the minimum wage to $15 was near-universal among Democrats.
Hand gestures are commonplace in the Senate, but Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is getting flack for the way she voted against a $15 minimum wage.
It doesn’t look like a $15 federal minimum wage will be included in the next COVID-19 relief bill.
A $15 minimum wage is overwhelmingly popular but can’t get 60 votes in the Senate. The same is true for most of the Democratic Party’s major priorities.
After a roadblock in their $15-an-hour plan, Senate Democrats are considering higher taxes on corporations that pay low wages.
Sen. Lindsay Graham clashed with the CEO of Costco over a $15 minimum wage increase.