The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill for COVID-19 relief.
The package includes direct aid to small businesses, $1,400 direct checks to Americans making less than $75,000 annually, an increase in the child tax credit, and a $15 minimum wage.
If it passes the House, it will head to the Senate where it faces a tougher test.
The Senate Parliamentarian already ruled that a $15 minimum wage requirement cannot remain in the coronavirus relief bill as written.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released a statement calling the ruling “deeply disappointing” and promising that Democrats will continue their effort to raise the minimum wage. “We are deeply disappointed in this decision. We are not going to give up the fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 to help millions of struggling American workers and their families. The American people deserve it, and we are committed to making it a reality.”
Budget committee ranking member Lindsey Graham celebrated the ruling in a tweet.
Source-ABC
