Sanders announces today his plans to offer an amdt to $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill to raise minimum wage to $15,despite the parliamentarian's ruling: “I regard it as absurd that the parliamentarian, a Senate staffer elected by no one, can prevent a wage increase for 32M workers."
Sanders: "My own personal view is that the Senate should ignore the parliamentarian’s advice, which is wrong in a number of respects. I am not sure, however, that my view at this point is the majority view in the Democratic Caucus."
Sanders: "I was extremely disappointed by the decision of the parliamentarian who ruled that the minimum wage provision was inconsistent with the Byrd Rule and the reconciliation process."
Sanders: "As soon as we can, we must end the filibuster that currently exists in the U.S. Senate. Given the enormous crises facing working families today, we cannot allow a minority of the Senate to obstruct what the vast majority of the American people want and need.”
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