This may have already been Diaried to death and I missed it, but I have a Delete handy...
WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders, giving in to political reality, plan a vote to raise the $5.15 minimum wage before leaving Washington this weekend for a five-week recess.
"Whether people like it or not, we need to go ahead with it," said Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., who supports the idea. "There's a general agreement among Republicans (opposing the raise) that `maybe we don't like it much, but we need to move forward with it just for political reasons.'"
Obviously, they want to take it off the campaign ads this November, but I don't care. Keep as many poison pills out as possible and pass the damned thing. To people making at or near the minimum it will make a direct difference in their lives, if only upgrading to the Deluxe Kraft Mac and Cheese from the generic.
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