After two years underneath the Biden administration and President Biden touting his personal financial accomplishments, most People are nonetheless dwelling paycheck-to-paycheck.
In a tweet on Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez steered Republicans have been guilty for Congress failing to lift the minimal wage final 12 months — regardless of Democrats having a majority within the Home of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
“60% of employees report dwelling paycheck-to-paycheck,” the Republican Occasion tweeted.
Consultant Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, throughout a Home Monetary Companies Committee listening to investigating the collapse of FTX in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.
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AOC responded: “And but y’all nonetheless voted towards elevating the minimal wage.”
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Whereas her tweet was possible meant to be a swipe at Republicans, Twitter Truth-Test jumped into the dialog so as to add context to her declare exhibiting each events are guilty.
“The minimal wage has not modified since 2009,” the fact-check wrote, exhibiting each events have had enough time to argue for and go such a measure.
Neither has.
As lately as 2021, Congress took up consideration on a invoice that will increase the minimal wage once more.
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Democrats launched the invoice, however in contrast to AOC’s tweet suggests, the invoice had bipartisan assist. It additionally had opposition from Republicans and Democrats.
“In 2021, Congress voted on a invoice to lift the minimal wage. [It] handed 231-199 within the Home,” the fact-check discover learn. The invoice was opposed by 192 Republicans, 8 Democrats and one Unbiased. “Three Rs supported,” it added.
On election morning Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigns for re-election, November 8, 2022 within the Woodside neighborhood of Queens, New York.
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The invoice didn’t clear the Senate, nonetheless, as seven Democrats opposed it.
“Blocked 58-42 within the Senate. 7 Ds and one [Independent] joined all Rs to dam the invoice,” the very fact test famous.
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In accordance with the Division of Labor, the federal minimal wage is at the moment $7.25 per hour, after it was elevated on July 24, 2009.
Beforehand, the minimal wage was elevated to $5.85 per hour on July 24, 2007, then once more to $6.55 per hour, which went into impact on July 24, 2008.
A blue verification test on the web page of Consultant Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, within the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.
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Whereas the federal minimal wage is the least an employer will pay an worker, over half of the states have set the bar greater than the federal normal.
In Ohio, the minimal wage is $9.30 per hour.
In Florida, it’s $10 per hour.
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In Virginia, the minimal wage is $11 per hour.
In Hawaii, it’s $12 per hour; in Oregon, it’s $13.50; in California, it’s $14 per hour.
