Democrats Still Rallying Members on Minimum Wage, Labor Bills

July 5, 2019, 10:16 AM UTC

House Democrats, eager to get two top labor policy items off the ground this year, are facing a tougher time than expected getting party members on the same page.

A proposal to boost the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2024 is moving forward to a floor vote later this month, after facing some pushback by some fellow Democrats. Headway on another proposal, with big implications for labor, has been much slower as more progressive members work to rally and educate lawmakers on provisions of the bill.

The Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582) is one of the ...

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