Senate parliamentarian rejects the wage hike because of the way it's currently drafted, ...

[Donkees]

Several Senate sources: No minimum wage in the budget reconciliation bill, a big loss for Democrats. Parliamentarian says it’s not within the Senate rules of reconciliation

Senate parliamentarian rejects the wage hike because of the way it’s currently drafted, per sources, noting it isn’t possible because it’s a mandate on businesses.

The Senate’s Byrd rule does not allow extraneous measures to the budget bill.

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[elleng]

1. Darn

[BlueNProud]

2. why are they even pushing this issue now?

focus on covid relief. They always kill themselves by getting sidetracked with bells and whistles.

[chowder66]

3. I think they did this because they can only use reconciliation twice and wanted to get

as much through as they could.

[Cobalt Violet]

4. Because working people need food and shelter.

Hardly "bells and whistles" for the millions who get minimum wages.

[Silent3]

5. Call in Harris and/or nuke the filibuster

Enough of this shit.

[Takket]

6. agreed

the American people didn't put us in charge of Congress and the White House just to let the minority scuttle a proposal 60% of America supports.......

part of turning our country back into a Democracy means actually governing like a Democracy and not an oligarchy.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Filibuster can't be nuked without 51 votes

and there are already 2 Dems who won't go along.