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Senate defeats bid to raise minimum wage by $1
The Senate on Tuesday defeated a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage by $1 to $6.15 an hour, a move supporters say would lift about 12 million workers. Opponents warn it could hurt small business and raise unemployment, while Democrats frame it as a campaign issue ahead of the November elections.
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Senate
Washington
Rod Grams
R-Minn
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Clinton
Sen
James
Jeffords
R-Vt
House
Kennedy
Jack Reed
D-Rj
Alfonso D’amato
New York
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania