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Progressives May Delay Sending $1,400 Stimulus Checks in Fight for Minimum Wage Hike
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:33 am
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:33 am
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House progressives may delay Congress in passing Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package—which includes the highly-anticipated $1,400 relief checks—to keep the $15 minimum wage hike in the sprawling bill.
Progressive lawmakers on Friday warned Democratic leadership that they could withhold their vote for the legislation if the Senate removes the wage increase. Their opposition could send the package back to be renegotiated, which would further stall the passing of the bill.
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Representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, indicated to reporters that Democrats could lose support from progressives if they fail in finding a way to include the wage hike.
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On Friday, Ocasio-Cortez also warned the Biden administration that the minimum wage debate "sets the stage for how effective we'll be for the rest of the term."
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Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:35 am to WPBTiger
“Guys we tried the best we could. Vote for us again and we’ll keep trying.”
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:37 am to WPBTiger
I’d be pretty mad if I were a dem.
They’re fricking up a wet dream by doing this.
Stimmies are pretty popular. $15 min wage is pretty unpopular.
Holding up something popular for something unpopular when you have one of the slimmest majorities imaginable is quite stupid.
They’re fricking up a wet dream by doing this.
Stimmies are pretty popular. $15 min wage is pretty unpopular.
Holding up something popular for something unpopular when you have one of the slimmest majorities imaginable is quite stupid.
This post was edited on 2/28/21 at 9:38 am
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:41 am to WPBTiger
"We will hold up aid to working people unless you pass a minimum wage provision that will lay off millions of working people!"
-Progressives in 2021
-Progressives in 2021
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:42 am to WPBTiger
It went from 2000 to 1400 pretty quickly.
Expect it to be in the area of 400 within a week or two.
Expect it to be in the area of 400 within a week or two.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:42 am to Tiguar
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quite stupid.
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progressives
no further comment needed
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:43 am to Tiguar
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Holding up something popular for something unpopular when you have one of the slimmest majorities imaginable is quite stupid.
Liberals are stupid, so that math checks out
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:44 am to WPBTiger
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Progressives May Delay Sending $1,400 Stimulus Checks in Fight for Minimum Wage Hike
Good. This reflects really well on their promises and MAY actually wake up a few libs.
Best thing... they can’t blame a majority Republican anything. Dems own it lock, stock, and barrell.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:46 am to CleverUserName
They'll sign it.. just posturing for their commie base.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:46 am to CleverUserName
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Good. This reflects really well on their promises and MAY actually wake up a few libs.
Best thing... they can’t blame a majority Republican anything. Dems own it lock, stock, and barrell.
If liberal voters actually cared about what their elected officials actually delivered, they wouldn't be liberal voters.
The scorn Bill Cassidy is facing for example would never happen to a liberal elected official.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:53 am to WPBTiger
Good. I hope they hold it up until the 2022 elections.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:54 am to LNCHBOX
"The scorn Bill Cassidy is facing for example would never happen to a liberal elected official."
He doesn't care about his constituents at all. He just recently won a re election and is anticipating voters will forget about his dismissal of them in 5-6 years.
Btw, every interview I've seen this clown involved in, is nothing but grandstanding.
He doesn't care about his constituents at all. He just recently won a re election and is anticipating voters will forget about his dismissal of them in 5-6 years.
Btw, every interview I've seen this clown involved in, is nothing but grandstanding.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:54 am to WPBTiger
Reactionaries delayed the $1,400 to prevent minimum wage hike.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:56 am to Whiznot
Democrats delayed $1400 by including something that, at best, has nothing to do with covid relief and very likely actually harms it.
There is no reason the put min wage in this bill other than to attempt to get something unpopular passed.
There is no reason the put min wage in this bill other than to attempt to get something unpopular passed.
This post was edited on 2/28/21 at 9:57 am
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:57 am to WPBTiger
Pelosi is not Biden and she is not Schumer....she wields real power in Washington and ultimate power in the House. If she wants AOC and her cronies to get in line....they will fall in line.
Pelosi is probably the most powerful person in Washington right now...and yes that includes Slow Joe and Heels Up.
Pelosi is probably the most powerful person in Washington right now...and yes that includes Slow Joe and Heels Up.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:01 am to WPBTiger
Of course they will 
God in heaven do they hate Americans.
God in heaven do they hate Americans.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:07 am to WPBTiger
Fantastic news!
They need to demand more.
They need to demand more.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:14 am to WPBTiger
So progressives are OK with a bill that has 91% allocation to non-Wuhan-related causes, but they’re NOT OK with letting private business owners decide how much to pay their employees.
Fuqtards
Fuqtards
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:14 am to WPBTiger
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:24 am to Tiguar
quote:There is no reason for any of this bill.
There is no reason the put min wage in this bill other than to attempt to get something unpopular passed.
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