Biden was Right….
Bernie was Wrong….
I doubt this is gonna go anywhere…..
As a stand alone several Democrats won’t vote for it in the Senate….
Biden knew that and said so…
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Thursday that a plan to boost the minimum wage as part of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill doesn’t comply with budget rules.
The decision from the key Senate official is a significant blow to progressives, who viewed the plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour as one of their top priorities in the massive coronavirus relief plan.
Because Democrats are trying to pass the coronavirus bill through reconciliation — a fast-track process that lets them bypass the 60-vote legislative filibuster — every provision has to comply with arcane budget rules…
Update on the effort to try to get the $15 a hour thru the Senate…
…As an alternative to the minimum wage increase, Senate Democrats are exploring a tax hike on large corporations that do not pay a $15 an hour minimum wage. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) is eyeing trying to include the provision in the relief bill in the Senate, according to two Democratic aides who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal thinking. It’s uncertain if the proposal would command enough support to advance…
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Update…
Like Biden and the headline on this post says….
Forget the $15 hr min wage for now….Sorry Bernie and America
Top Senate Democrats are pulling a plan to penalize large corporations that don’t have a $15 per hour minimum wage, two sources confirmed to The Hill.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) floated their “Plan B” after the parliamentarian ruled that a straight increase of the minimum wage to $15 per hour didn’t comply with arcane budget rules that govern what can be included in the coronavirus relief bill bill….
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“We worked through the weekend and it became clear that finalizing ‘plan B’ with the caucus would delay passage and risk going over the jobless benefits cliff on March 14,” the source said.
A source close to Sanders confirmed that he was also not moving forward with offering the idea as an amendment to the coronavirus bill, which he initially pledged to do on Thursday night.
“He is dedicated to raising the minimum age to $15 an hour, and is working on strategies to get it done,” the source added.
The decision, which was first reported by The Washington Post, is the latest setback for progressives, who were hoping to use the coronavirus relief bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour….
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