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The federal minimum wage increase appeared as a lightning bolt in the $ 1.9 trillion package, with progressives punctually supporting the benchmark and centralists saying they support a smaller hump. It also remains unclear whether the Senate parliamentarian will approve the minimum wage increase if it is in line with the parameters of the budget.
“Raising the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour is not in addition to the federal budget and is permissible under the rules of reconciliation,” Sanders said in a statement. ‘The CBO [Congressional Budget Office] found that the minimum wage of $ 15 has a much greater impact on the federal budget than opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and lifting individual fines – two provisions advised by parliamentarians do not violate the Byrd rule then Republicans the Senate. ”
“I am confident that the parliamentarian will advise next week that we can increase the minimum wage through the reconciliation process,” he added.
The Byrd rule requires that legislation have an effect on the federal budget and that it is not “merely coincidental” to qualify to pass through conciliation.
Sanders pointed to a CBO report stating that raising the minimum wage to $ 15 would increase the deficit by $ 54 billion over a decade.
The report found that the wage loss would bring nearly a million people out of poverty, but that it could eliminate 1.4 million jobs.
Although the minimum wage increase has been approved by the parliamentarian, it still faces an uphill legislative battle to reach a final package. The provision was incorporated into a House bill released Friday, but the centrist Sens. Joe Manchin
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