Note to "Poor" People who voted Republican

The Senate defeated dueling proposals Monday to raise the $5.15-an-hour minimum wage.



....."I believe that anyone who works 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year should not live in poverty in the richest country in the world," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., arguing for the Democratic proposal to increase the minimum wage by $2.10 over the next 26 months......

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Senate Defeats Minimum Wage Increase