by Bill Scher | Jan 10, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Minutes ago, the House approved increasing the hourly minimum wage to $7.25, over two years. The vote was strong, 315 to 116. Democratic support was unanimous. The GOP caucus was split, with 82 supporting and 116 opposing. Over in the Senate, CQ reports that Sen. Max...
by Bill Scher | Jan 10, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
It's more than just Sen. Max Baucus looking to add business lobby favors to a minimum wage hike. According to Congressional Quarterly, Senate Dem leaders Richard Durbin and Chuck Schumer are opting to try to placate conservatives instead of standing up to them: "The...
by Bill Scher | Jan 10, 2007 | Blog
USA Today reports that the First 100 Hours battle for affordable prescription drugs may come down a few votes in the Senate: "While Democrats have the votes to pass the bill in the House, it faces a closer battle in the Senate. The Senate Finance Committee opens...
by Bill Scher | Jan 10, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein takes the business lobby, and new Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus, to task today, setting the record straight about a minimum wage hike's impact on jobs. Pearlstein writes: ...both economic theory and...
by Bill Scher | Jan 9, 2007 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Tuesday afternoon, Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a conference call with bloggers about Iraq and the First 100 Hours Agenda. I asked her if the final minimum wage bill would be "clean" without any special interest provisions tacked on, or would it include tax giveaways for...
