President Joe Biden is backing away from the push to include a minimum wage hike in the CCP virus relief bill that Democrats are ramming through Congress, after key lawmakers signaled they no longer support it. “Well, apparently, that’s not going to occur because of the rules of the United States Senate,” Biden said in an interview partially released Friday by CBS. “I put it in, but I don’t think it’s gonna survive,” Biden added. Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate on Friday passed a budget resolution that enables them to plug in a relief package that’s expected to hew closely to Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposal. Biden’s package includes a $15 minimum wage. The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25, though many states have their own wage floors. During an overnight session, the Senate adopted an amendment to not raise the minimum wage during the CCP (Chinese …President Joe Biden is backing away from the push to include a minimum wage hike in the CCP virus relief bill that Democrats are ramming through Congress, after key lawmakers signaled they no longer support it. “Well, apparently, that’s not going to occur because of the rules of the United States Senate,” Biden said in
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