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Senate Democrats help GOP block $15 minimum wage from $1.9 trillion spending bill

By Susan Ferrechio
Published March 5, 2021 6:22pm ET
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Senate Democrats help GOP block $15 minimum wage from $1.9 trillion spending bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), left, walks with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) on Nov. 16, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sinema agreed to sign onto new Democratic legislation that would impose a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks.

Senate Democrats voted along with GOP lawmakers to defeat an amendment that would have added a $15 minimum wage to a COVID-19 spending package.

Lawmakers defeated the amendment 42-58, and eight Democrats voted against it.

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