{"id":119281,"date":"2021-02-05T15:05:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T20:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119281"},"modified":"2021-02-05T19:27:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:27:40","slug":"senate-passes-amendment-barring-minimum-wage-increase-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-passes-amendment-barring-minimum-wage-increase-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes amendment barring minimum wage increase during pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-passes-amendment-barring-minimum-wage-increase-during-pandemic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119281&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2367421\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2367421\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2367421 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1197378095-655x437.jpg\" alt width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2367421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JANUARY 29: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) walks through the Capitol Building during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 29, 2020. (Photo by Zach Gibson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 4:10 PM PT \u2013 Friday, February 5, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>In a small victory for Senate Republicans, one of their proposed amendments was added to the budget resolution. Early Friday morning, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) made the proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2021\/02\/04\/us\/joe-biden-trump-impeachment.amp.html\">prevent a minimum wage increase<\/a> during a pandemic, which was a cause many Democrats fought for in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adopted, 51-50: S.Con.Res.5, Sanders Budget Resolution, as amended, with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a> voting in the affirmative.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateCloakroom\/status\/1357638729255518208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The resolution was one of 800 amendments proposed by Republicans during what\u2019s known as <a href=\"https:\/\/politicaldictionary.com\/words\/vote-a-rama\/\">vote-a-rama,<\/a> or a period of time following a vote where a slew of proposals makes it to the floor. Despite Democrats\u2019 demands for the $15 spike, the amendment passed 99 to 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight I got the entire Senate \u2014Democrats and Republicans \u2014 to agree not to hike the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour during a global pandemic, which would kill jobs and destroy small businesses. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otHBMQEsgJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/otHBMQEsgJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1357558201185665025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/senate-passes-budget-resolution-in-51-50-vote\/\">Senate Passes Budget Resolution In 51-50 Vote<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JANUARY 29: Sen. 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