Democrats’ push for minimum wage hike stalls in Senate

By Susan Ferrechio

Published March 7, 2014 12:00am ET

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Democrats’ push for minimum wage hike stalls in Senate — Democrats have been trumpeting their support for a hefty minimum wage increase in the run-up to November’s midterm elections. So why haven’t they taken up legislation in Congress? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., left a private meeting with his Democratic caucus dead-set on holding an immediate vote to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 […]

Democrats have been trumpeting their support for a hefty minimum wage increase in the run-up to November’s midterm elections.

So why haven’t they taken up legislation in Congress?

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