PLEASE DELETE - DUP Helen Thomas: Rich Senators Defeat Minimum-Wage Hike

Anywho6

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Wed Oct-26-05 08:30 PM
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PLEASE DELETE - DUP Helen Thomas: Rich Senators Defeat Minimum-Wage Hike

Edited on Wed Oct-26-05 08:58 PM by Anywho6

Congressional Pay Rises While Minimum Stays Same

Helen Thomas, Hearst White House columnist

POSTED: 3:12 pm PDT October 26, 2005

<http://www.kcra.com/helenthomas/5183628/detail.html>

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U.S. senators -- who draw salaries of $162,100 a year and enjoy a raft of perks -- have rejected a minimum wage hike from $5.15 an hour to $6.25 for blue-collar workers.

Can you believe it?

The proposed increase was sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and turned down in the Senate by a vote of 51 against the boost and 49 in favor. Under a Senate agreement, it needed 60 votes to pass.

All the Democrats voted for the wage boost. All the negative votes were cast by Republicans.

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Anywho6

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Wed Oct-26-05 08:33 PM
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1. Moderator: Please delete one of these! Many aplogies and thanks! Chris

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napi21

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Wed Oct-26-05 08:36 PM
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2. Forget the $162,100/yr. They're all millionaires!

Most of them are multi-millionaires! Of course, most of their buddies probably own sweat shops here in the US, and they'd have less profit if they had to pay their sweaters more!!!!

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HillDem

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Wed Oct-26-05 08:42 PM
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3. They also give themselves a raise

every year. The MW hasnt'y changed in a decade-- exactly the time the GOP has been in power.

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