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Senate Democrats pull $15 wage from rescue package; progressives target filibuster

March 2, 2021 By PAI

Sanders pledges minimum wage vote anyway; Warren says filibuster must be abolished.

Biden’s economic rescue plan advances, but minimum wage hike more uncertain

February 26, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And C.J. Atkins

Bernie Sanders is planning an end-run around Senate parliamentarian's ruling blocking the $15 minimum wage.

Republicans oppose the American Rescue Plan at their peril

February 23, 2021 By John Bachtell

With Republicans scrambling to block emergency economic assistance to millions, the Democratic-led House of Representatives is moving quickly to approve the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) this week. The measure, which links the pandemic, economic...

Conservative Democrat Joe Manchin playing a dangerous game

February 23, 2021 By John Wojcik

In order to leverage the 50-50 split in the Senate and make himself a power broker, Manchin is endangering the entire Biden agenda.

Unions, Poor People’s Campaign press wage hike ahead of Congress vote

February 23, 2021 By PAI

One plant manager told a worker, "The minimum wage is our way of telling you that if we could pay you less, we would.”