{"id":196685,"date":"2021-03-07T15:14:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T20:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=196685"},"modified":"2021-03-07T15:14:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T20:14:55","slug":"manchin-every-senator-thinks-minimum-wage-should-be-increased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-every-senator-thinks-minimum-wage-should-be-increased\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin: Every Senator Thinks Minimum Wage Should Be Increased"},"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\">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%2Fmanchin-every-senator-thinks-minimum-wage-should-be-increased%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=196685&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/manchin-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>When a vote came up in the Senate over the weekend on a proposed hike of the minimum wage to $15, eight Democrats voted no.<\/p>\n<p>They were Sens. Krysten Sinema of Arizona, Jon Tester of Montana, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Angus King of Maine, Chris Coons and Tom Carper of Delaware \u2014 and Joe Manchin of West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, Manchin said that he believes every member of the Senate still thinks the wage should be raised from the current $7.25 an hour set in 2009 (which, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/inflation_calculator.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2019 Consumer Price Index [CPI] would be equal $8.98 today).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s not one senator out of 100, not one, that does not want to raise the minimum wage,\u201d Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2021\/03\/07\/joe-manchin-covid-relief-bill-sotu-tapper-vpx.cnn\">said<\/a> Sunday on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin said different cost of living in various areas across the country mean a one-size-fits-all approach doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we get to $11, then it should be indexed for inflation, so it never becomes a political football again,\u201d Manchin said. He also addressed criticism from Rep. <span class=\"rollover-people\" data-behavior=\"rolloverpeople\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/span> (D-NY).\u00a0\u201cWe come from two different areas of the country that have different social and cultural needs, [and with] that, you have to respect everybody,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week,\u201d Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/week-transcript-21-sen-joe-manchin-gov-mike\/story?id=76305921\">elaborated<\/a> on his views.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8756099466MsoNormal\">\u201cI agree with President Biden when he says, if you go to work every day, you should be above the poverty guidelines. Well, the poverty guidelines, to be above that, if you\u2019re going to work and working full-time, should be $11 base. That should be your base. And then we index it with inflation to make sure it never gets back in this political conundrum we have right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be a political football. We do the same thing with Social Security, we index that to make sure that inflation, and make sure that it moves forward with the CPI; we can do the same,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8756099466MsoNormal\">He also addressed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has long advocated a rise to $15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, we have a deal here to be made. If everyone agrees it should be raised, Bernie has chosen $15, and you know what? An awful lot of areas and states have moved to $15. A lot of them moved a lot further than $7.25. There\u2019s very few, I think, if any, are at $7.25. But we need to base \u2014 the base of our minimum wage should be above the poverty guideline so you have the respect and dignity of work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The senator also complained about the \u201ctoxic atmosphere\u201d in Congress today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look for that moderate middle. The common sense that comes with the moderate middle is who I am. That\u2019s what people expect. My state of West Virginia, they know me, they know how I\u2019ve governed. I\u2019ve tried to basically represent them in the best of my ability. These are hard-working, good, commonsense people. That\u2019s what I want and that\u2019s what I keep trying \u2014 I try to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to work a little bit harder when we have this toxic atmosphere and the divisions that we have and the tribal mentality. Martha, that\u2019s not to be acceptable. You\u2019ve got to work hard and fight that. Fight against those urges just to cloister in with your group and say, well, this is where I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a vote came up in the Senate over the weekend on a proposed hike of the minimum wage to $15, eight Democrats voted no. They were Sens. 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