{"id":178173,"date":"2021-02-26T16:55:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T21:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=178173"},"modified":"2021-02-26T20:46:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T01:46:48","slug":"sen-hawley-introduces-bill-to-require-15-minimum-wage-for-billion-dollar-corporations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-introduces-bill-to-require-15-minimum-wage-for-billion-dollar-corporations\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Hawley introduces bill to require $15 minimum wage for billion-dollar corporations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fsen-hawley-introduces-bill-to-require-15-minimum-wage-for-billion-dollar-corporations%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=178173&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_2379762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2379762\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2379762 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1304266749-673x437.jpg\" alt=\"ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference being held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Begun in 1974, CPAC brings together conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders to discuss issues important to them. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)\" width=\"673\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2379762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ORLANDO, FLORIDA \u2013 FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference being held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:30 PM PT \u2013 Friday, February 26, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) proposed a $15 per hour minimum wage for companies making $1 billion dollars or more. On Friday, Hawley announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/senator-hawley-announces-blue-collar-bonus-pay-raise-american-workers\">bill<\/a> as an alternative to Democrats\u2019 across-the-board minimum wage hike.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW:<br \/>Senator Josh Hawley announces legislation to require $15 minimum wage for billion-dollar corporations \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/td2r9cTuzl\">pic.twitter.com\/td2r9cTuzl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephanie Myers (@_StephanieMyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_StephanieMyers\/status\/1365290980002328583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He said his plan would result in an immediate wage increase for millions of workers while avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach, which would destroy small businesses. Hawley noted wages for blue-collar workers have been stagnant for decades and the situation was made worse by the government shutting down the economy in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time we give blue-collar workers some respect and a pay raise,\u201d Hawley stated. \u201cThis plan would deliver meaningful relief for families and working Americans through higher pay while incentivizing and promoting work.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The biggest corporations in America can afford to pay their workers $15 an hour. Raise the minimum wage for big business, not small business<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1364331554277883904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, small business employees earning less than $15 per hour would be provided a bonus through an automatic tax credit tied to the number of hours worked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I\u2019m introducing legislation to increase the minimum wage for big business \u2013 Senate should take an up or down vote on it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CHe2QGemSh\">https:\/\/t.co\/CHe2QGemSh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1365283616255803394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/no-minimum-wage-increase-in-next-covid-relief-bill-republicans-warn-the-minimum-wage-increase-will-kill-small-businesses\/\">No Minimum Wage Increase In Next COVID-Relief Bill, Republicans Warn The Minimum Wage Increase Will Kill Small Businesses<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274339,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1304266749-673x437.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Sen. 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