Yesterday, Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked even having a debate on raising the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 per hour. All members of the GOP except one member, voted against a motion to proceed to debate. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Indiana) voted in favor of raising the minimum wage. By a margin of 69% to 28%, according to the March Bloomberg Poll, Americans support an increase in the minimum wage. In fact, some Republicans support eliminating the minimum wage altogether, including Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) and billionaire Republicans the Koch Brothers, who have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of Republicans in the last five years. Raising the minimum wage will help raise the wages of all workers, not just those currently at $7.25, by raising all wages and lift millions out of poverty.
If you want to let our Senators know what you think about raising the minimum wage, the number for the U.S. Senate switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Sen. Joe Donnelly can be contacted at (202) 224-4814 or you can e-mail him visiting his website at this link:
E-mail Joe Donnelly. Sen. Dan Coats can by contacted at (202) 224-5623 or you can e-mail him by visiting his website at this link:
E-mail Dan Coats.
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