Parliamentarian of the United States Senate

Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against $15 Minimum Wage In COVID-19 Bill

This is a devastating blow to the campaign to raise the minimum wage
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Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Support $15 Minimum Wage

Nearly six out of 10 Americans think the minimum wage should be much higher than the current rate of $7.25 per hour.
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Democrats Face Make Or Break Moment On Minimum Wage In Next COVID-19 Bill

Other parts of their relief bill would send cash to most households and could reshape the economy for years.
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Bernie Sanders Explains How He'd Get 'Medicare-For-All' Passed In Congress

It involves blowing up an arcane procedural rule in the Senate known as reconciliation.
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Republicans Rewrite Portions Of Tax Bill Hours Before Vote

Problems with a tax increase "trigger" cause an eleventh-hour scramble.
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GOP Repeal Effort Just Hit Yet Another Big Roadblock

Key proposals would need 60 votes, according to the Senate parliamentarian.
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Senate Republicans Vote Down Obamacare ‘Replacement’ But Look Poised To Pass Something

A scaled-down version of the bill to repeal Obamacare has more support.
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Senate Referee Rejects Key Pieces Of Repeal Bill, Dealing Major Blow To GOP

Abortion provision is out, potentially making bill toxic for conservatives.
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Republican Health Care Repeal Is Already Dead In The Senate

Senate GOP leaders will try to write their own bill, but aren't even sure they can.
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Revised ACA Repeal-And-Replace Bill Likely To Increase The Uninsured Rate And Health Insurance Costs For Many

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