Minimum wage hike vote w/in 24 hrs after new (DEMOCRATIC) Congress convenes

[Sapphire Blue]

Kennedy, Pelosi Promise Quick Action on Minimum Wage if Democrats Win Congress
by James Parks, Oct 24, 2006

Two top congressional Democrats promised that if their party gains control of Congress in the Nov. 7 elections, there would be a vote to raise the minimum wage within 24 hours after the opening gavel of the new Congress.

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), who would chair the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee if Democrats are in the majority next year, said during a telephone press briefing yesterday:

Let’s get a Democratic Senate, and I’ll do my damnedest to get this increased minimum wage out in 24 hours.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who would become house speaker if the Democrats gain the majority Nov. 7, also has said a minimum wage hike would be on the House floor within 24 hours after the new Congress convenes in January.

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The need for an increase in the minimum wage is clear when you listen to the stories of people who have to live and support a family while working at or near the minimum wage. This week, the AFL-CIO and ACORN are sponsoring the video blog “7 Days @Minimum Wage, which is running at http://sevendaysatminimumwage.org/ from Oct. 23 –30.

Hosted by comedienne Roseanne Barr, the vlog features interviews with seven workers describing life at or near the federal minimum wage, which has not been raised since 1997.

Continued @ http://blog.aflcio.org/2006/10/24/kennedy-pelosi-promise-quick-action-on-minimum-wage-if-democrats-win-congress/

GOTV!!!

[truthisfreedom]

1. raising the minimum wage by only $1 would increase fulltime $2k/year

far greater than any bullsh*t tax cut that bush offered.

[ourvoicescount]

2. It's about time!

Glad to hear it.

[Sapphire Blue]

4. Hi, ourvoicescount! Welcome to DU!

:hi: :hi: :hi:

Love your DU name :)

[bobbolink]

12. Hey, there, ourvoicescount! Welcome to DU!

:toast:

And the voices that really count are those of poor folk!

[Lefty48197]

3. Item #1 on the Democrats Contract for Americans

Get that minimum wage UP!

[havocmom]

5. Changing the course of the ship of state is JOB ONE

We have to show the nation, from day one of a DEM Congress, that DEMS have solutions for the real problems of real Americans.

GOP has spend years swatting shadows and straw-men, ignoring real problems while going for hot-button non-issue diversions. They have wasted time while they squandered the good will from the international community AND the taxpayers' funds from the US Treasury.

DEMS will show America there is a difference between the parties.

[bluerum]

6. Ads. Saturation ads for the next 13 days. Minimum wage and jobs. nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. How can anyone not LOVE Democrats???

I'll never understand it.:(

Go Dems!

[liberal N proud]

8. Show the conservatives what trickle up economics is like

and that it WORKS!

Give the worker extra money in his pocket, what does he do with it?

Opposite what the rich man does with extra money.

[gaspee]

9. I don't even know

What the fed min wage is. My state's min wage is 7.10/hour.

Off to google...

[Sapphire Blue]

10. Fed is $5.15...

Minimum Wage Laws in the States - April 3, 2006: http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm

[bobbolink]

11. ALLLLL RIIIIGGHHT!!!!!

Now, that, I can cheer for!

C'mon, folks, lets give this enough recs to get to the front page!

This is for folks who really need it!

[Wilms]

13. K&R n/t

[populistdriven]

14. bill needs to limit congressional pay raises to minimum wage increases

[bobbolink]

15. Great idea! Let's start a push for this!

:applause: