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CQ Roll Call’s Peter Cohn and David Lerman discuss the latest on the COVID-19 relief package, including tax rebate checks and a raise in the minimum wage.
RollCall Democratic presidential candidates and most House Democrats want to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2024, a proposal David Cooper of the Economic Policy Institute says makes sense. But CQ Roll Call’s Lindsey McPherson explains why some Democrats representing rural areas are holding up the bill. Show Notes: Democrats close but […]
House votes to raise federal minimum wage -
Tension between Democratic factions spills into minimum wage debate -
Democrats close but still short votes needed to pass $15 minimum wage -