According to Pew Research, Americans support increasing the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.45 by
86% to 12%, and support is very high across nearly the entire political spectrum.
Yesterday the Senate voted on two competing amendments, S. Amdt. 2063 (Kennedy D-MA) and S. Amdt. 2115 (Enzi R-WY), which would have raised the rate to $6.25. Both failed to pass. Most senators who were present backed their party's version of the amendment. But find out who the exceptions were after the jump...
12 Senator(s) voted NAY on both the Democrat and Republican sponsored amendments:
Allard (R-CO,
$5.15)
Burr (R-NC, $5.15)
Chambliss (R-GA, $5.15)
Coburn (R-OK, $5.15)
Cornyn (R-TX, $5.15)
DeMint (R-SC, no law)
Gregg (R-NH, $5.15)
Inhofe (R-OK, $5.15)
Isakson (R-GA, $5.15)
Lott (R-MS, no law)
Sununu (R-NH, $5.15)
Vitter (R-LA, no law)
3 Senator(s) voted YEA on both amendments:
DeWine (R-OH, $4.25)
Santorum (R-PA, $5.15)
Specter (R-PA, $5.15)
1 Senator(s) voted NAY on their party's version, but YEA on the opposing party's:
Chafee (R-RI, $6.75)
* italicized rates are those NOT tied to the federal rate for most employees
(source: http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm)
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