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.
The Senate’s Byrd rule does not allow extraneous measures to the budget bill.
Dems believe the ruling will actually make it easier to pass covid relief bill. That’s because there’s not going to be a messy fight over whether to strip it out of the bill and whether to compromise. cnn.com/2021/02/25/pol…
House progressives told @AnnieGrayerCNN they could live with it if the parliamentarian killed wage hike but wouldn’t if Senate Dems negotiated a compromise.
cnn.com/2021/02/24/pol…
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Despite push on the left about whether the presiding officer or Harris could disregard parliamentarian, doing that will cost them the vote of Manchin and possibly Sinema - and potentially kill the whole bill. In other words, wage hike isn’t happening. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/16…
Pelosi indicates bill expected to pass House Friday will include wage hike. Then that means the Senate will strip it out next week. And assuming Senate passes the underlying $1.9 trillion relief bill, then it will go back to House for final passage - likely the week of March 8.
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