FIXED WAGES: The federal minimum wage has been fixed at $5.15 an hour since 1997.
THE VOTE: Two amendments that aimed to raise the minimum did not receive enough votes Wednesday to be included in a defense appropriations bill.
BACKGROUND: Democrats have proposed, and Republicans have blocked, minimum wage hikes nine times since 1997.
Great..if memory serves me correctly, the senate has voted to increase their pay over 5 times since the last time minimum wage was increased. I realize that increasing the minimum would cause huge changes with the nation and possibly the world. But it's a step that needs to be taken, or a "living" wage needs to be implemented.
Discussion over it does nothing, write a letter to your senator.
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