It ought to be abandoned as an economically bad idea but http://Biden Signals Retreat From No...19 Relief Bill
So much for winning Senate majority.President Joe Biden is signaling that Democrats may have to punt on raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, at least for now.
As part of a traditional Super Bowl Sunday sit-down with the network that hosts the big game, Biden told CBS' Norah O'Donnell that he doesn't expect a proposal to hike the minimum wage will be included in the final version of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill currently being negotiated in Congress.
"I don't think it's going to survive," Biden said, adding that it is unlikely to pass "because of the rules of the United States Senate."...