Democrats Call for Fair Vote on Increasing the Minimum Wage

Say Minimum Wage Vote Must Not be Attached to a "Poison Pill"

July 28, 2006

» House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi: We Must Vote on Clean Minimum Wage Bill Without Republican Poison Pills. 

» Whip Hoyer and Rep. George Miller, Ranking Democrat on the Education and the Workforce Committee: GOP Leadership Shouldn't Play Political Games with Minimum Wage.

» Rep. Charlie Rangel, Ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee: America Deserves a Clean Vote on Raising the Minimum Wage.  

» View Document from Education and the Workforce Committee Democrats: Killing the Minimum Wage - A Report on the Republican Poison Pill Parade. 

» Democrats Create Minimum Wage Momentum: View Timeline.

» New Analysis: Minimum Wage At Lowest Level in Half Century. (See Chart)

» Democratic Whip Report: Minimum Wage Background and Basic Facts

Additional Information

» Center for American Progress: Raising the Minimum Wage - Just the Facts.

» Economic Policy Institute: General Information on the Minimum Wage.