Majority Leader Reid on Minimum Wage
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called on Republicans to support passage of S. 2223, a bill that would raise th…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) argued against S. 2223, a bill that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10, saying … read more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) argued against S. 2223, a bill that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10, saying the measure would cost jobs. He urged Democrats to work with Republicans to rebuild the middle class. He quoted a memo from Gene Sperling, then with the Clinton White House, opposing a raise in the minimum wage. close
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called on Republicans to support passage of S. 2223, a bill that would raise th…
The Senate debated S. 2223, a bill that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 over two years, prior to a pro…
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) spoke on the Senate floor to urge a minimum wage compromise between the current rate of $7.…
Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Tom Udall (D-NM), and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) argued for passage of S. 2223, a bill that would …