The Senate May Take $15 Wage Increase Out Of COVID Relief Bill!

President Biden's getting annoyed with the slow walking Congress.

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The American Rescue Plan is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package being proposed by President Joe Biden to speed up the U.S. recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic has taken the U.S. into another recession and he wants to get this as a major victory in his first 100 days as President of the United States.

Biden has been lobbying on Democrats to push the bill forward and get it immediately signed. He gave up on trying to win over Republicans. Biden doesn't want to make mistakes when dealing with Republicans.

We already know they're not on board with it. After all, they play the charade of being "fiscally conservative" and concerned about the debt and economy now that a Democrat is in the White House.

Their shameless hypocrisy led the Americans voters to reject them as well as their standard bearer Donald J. Trump. Now the Republicans are searching for their souls in the pits of hell. They have not abandoned Trump and it's causing a civil war within the party.

Oh, but the Democrats are having a civil war in the making. It's between the factions that often are the most loudest and least productive. The progressive side of the Democratic Party are upset at Biden because he's not doing enough to push for the $15 minimum wage increase in the package. 

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have signalled they're against the rising of the minimum wage which could put the bill in jeopardy of failure. 

Now the Senate parliamentarian now declares the bill should move forward without the minimum wage increase. 

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is furious that the $15 minimum wage hike may be stripped.

The White House has reacted to the parliamentarian's ruling.

he White House said Thursday that President Biden is “disappointed” that the Senate parliamentarian ruled a minimum wage increase could not be included in a coronavirus relief bill, but said the president would respect the decision.

“President Biden is disappointed in this outcome, as he proposed having the $15 minimum wage as part of the American Rescue Plan. He respects the parliamentarian’s decision and the Senate’s process,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement released Thursday night.

“He will work with leaders in Congress to determine the best path forward because no one in this country should work full time and live in poverty,” Psaki continued.

“He urges Congress to move quickly to pass the American Rescue Plan, which includes $1400 rescue checks for most Americans, funding to get this virus under control, aid to get our schools reopened and desperately needed help for the people who have been hardest hit by this crisis,” she said. 

The statement makes clear that the White House will not look to overrule the decision by Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough earlier Thursday evening to nix a provision to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour included in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill.

White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on MSNBC on Wednesday that Vice President Harris, as president of the Senate, would not try to overturn the decision if the Senate parliamentarian decided the minimum wage could not be part of the bill.

The decision Wednesday evening represents a significant blow to progressives who saw the minimum wage increase as a critical part of the coronavirus relief proposal, which will face a House vote on Friday.

Democrats have moved to pass the relief bill using budget reconciliation, which allows them to pass a bill with a simple majority in the Senate. 

The parliamentarian ruled on Thursday that the minimum wage provision did not meet guidelines needed to move forward without the upper chamber’s reconciliation process.

Still, progressives called for Harris to overrule the decision after the Senate parliamentarian’s decision Thursday.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is becoming a pain in the ass.

“The Senate parliamentarian issues an advisory opinion. The VP can overrule them—as has been done before,” tweeted Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. “We should do EVERYTHING we can to keep our promise, deliver a $15 minimum wage, and give 27 million workers a raise.” 

What are we supposed to tell voters in 2 years before the midterms? Sorry, we couldn’t pass the $15 minimum wage that we promised you because the Senate parliamentarian advised against it?

Two-thirds of voters want this done. Time to deliver.

— Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) February 26, 2021

Every option needs to be on the table to pass a $15 minimum wage, whether it's overruling an unelected parliamentarian or ending the filibuster.

We told people we would deliver. 27 million workers are waiting for us to deliver. And now we must deliver. https://t.co/8USGTDanyH

— Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) February 26, 2021

The Senate parliamentarian issues an advisory opinion. The VP can overrule them—as has been done before.

We should do EVERYTHING we can to keep our promise, deliver a $15 minimum wage, and give 27 million workers a raise.

— Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) February 25, 2021

“I’m sorry—an unelected parliamentarian does not get to deprive 32 million Americans the raise they deserve,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) tweeted. “This is an advisory, not a ruling. VP Harris needs to disregard and rule a $15 minimum wage in order.”  

“We were elected to deliver for the people. It’s time we do our job,” he tweeted.

The development may ultimately make it easier for the measure to pass in the 50-50 Senate, where moderate Democrats like Manchin have been cool to the idea of an increase to a $15 minimum wage.