White House won't try overriding Senate official if minimum wage hike nixed from coronavirus package

President Biden will not fight for the federal minimum wage to be raised to $15 per hour as part of a coronavirus relief package Democrats are preparing to push through Congress, a top aide said.

Biden is “firmly committed” to increasing the minimum wage, White House press secretary Jen Psaki insisted Monday, a day after the president told CBS he supported the proposal but does not believe it would “survive” the same special Senate rule he says he is willing to rely on to push his “American Rescue Plan” through Congress if talks with Republicans about a bipartisan alternative fail.