The U.S. Senate on Friday (March 5) discussed a new $1.9 trillion bailout plan proposed by the Biden administration, with eight Democratic senators joining the Republican camp in opposing a $15-per-hour minimum wage increase.
The Senate ultimately voted 58 to 42 to reject the inclusion of a disguised minimum hourly wage increase in the new bailout bill, making the possibility of the relevant provisions being adopted slim. Among the eight Democratic senators who voted against the bill were Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and Chris Coons (D-Delaware), who are considered close allies of Biden.
Sanders, who introduced the $15-an-hour minimum wage bill, spoke on the Senate floor and sharply criticized the fallen Democratic lawmakers, while Republican lawmakers worried that if the federal government insisted on a $15 minimum wage, many low-income Americans would lose their current jobs and have even slimmer chances of finding work in the future.
In addition, a Republican senator said a moderate Democratic senator has agreed to oppose the extension of unemployment benefits provisions, if true, will be enough to block the passage of the entire new bailout bill, the Democrats may need more Time to have a chance to fight for the new bailout bill in the Senate to pass.
The Labor Department announced Friday that non-agricultural jobs increased by 379,000 last month, significantly better than market expectations, and the national unemployment rate dropped slightly to 6.2 percent in February from 6.3 percent in January; despite this, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that the new crown Epidemic (a Chinese Communist virus) has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and be unable to pay their rent, and that Biden The government should take positive action.
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