Democrats to raise wages for poor workers
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The incoming Democratic-led U.S. Congress intends to give a hand to dishwashers, fast-food cooks and America's other poorest-paid workers by raising the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade.
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The centerpiece of an economic aid plan should be a tax cut for the middle class, and the overall proposal could include relief for business and spending incentives for the unemployed, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Sunday.
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A top union leader says it's time for Democratic presidential candidates to get up close and personal with union members.
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In Saturday radio address, VP candidate says measure curtails pay at a time workers need it. ATLANTA (CNN) - Calling to mind his days unloading tractor trailers during the summer, Sen. John Edwards blasted
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When Democrats blasted Republicans last fall for taking annual congressional pay raises while blocking numerous attempts to raise the minimum wage, it was an effective campaign tactic. Democrats vowed not to accept the annual cost-of-living adjustment until Congress increases the minimum wage.
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Yielding to Republican demands that the first minimum wage hike in a decade be coupled with tax cuts for small businesses, the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives is preparing a $1 billion tax package, a senior Democrat said on Wednesday.
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Democratic leaders have been forced to scuttle the 1.7 percent pay hike for the entire year
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At first, legislation to raise the minimum wage loomed as a clean, quick triumph for Democrats eager to celebrate their new majority in Congress. Two months later, it stands as an early lesson in the limits of their power.
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The nation's lowest-paid workers will soon find extra money in their pockets as the minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour today, the first increase in a decade.
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An economic aid plan to send rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers passed a key test Monday in the Senate, where Democrats are pushing to add more than $40 billion in help for seniors, disabled veterans and the unemployed.
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With little fanfare, Congress yesterday approved the first increase in the federal minimum wage in nearly a decade, voting to boost wages for America's lowest-paid workers from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour over the next two years.
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Democrats controlling Congress plan to award domestic agencies an average budget increase of almost 5 percent as they begin drafting their response to President Bush's February budget plan.
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At least eight people are vying to hold a job crucial to the Democrats' future direction.
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The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in nearly a decade, a major promise of new Democratic congressional leaders.
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CARSON CITY -- Despite the record $833 million tax increase and the possibility Nevada will go for President Bush, Democrats could pick up seats in both the state Senate and Assembly in Tuesday&#39;s election.
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As part of their campaign to soothe an anxious middle class, congressional Democrats are preparing legislation that would significantly expand federal aid to the most obvious victims of the global economy: workers whose jobs move offshore or are lost to foreign imports.
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Democratic presidential rivals called for higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans and on some corporations Thursday and said any thought of balancing the federal budget would have to wait.