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Senate GOP blocks Dems’ minimum wage boost

By Alan Fram
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Senate GOP blocks Dems’ minimum wage boost

Senate Republicans have blocked an election-year Democratic bill that would have raised the federal minimum wage.

Wednesday’s vote was a defeat for one of President Barack Obama’s top economic priorities. And it is sure to echo in this year’s congressional elections as both parties grapple over which is truly trying to help American families.

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