<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Democrat-endorsed COVID-19 relief bill cannot include a provision to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour if the bill were passed through the reconciliation process, the parliamentarian for the U.S. Senate announced on Thursday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/us/politics/federal-minimum-wage.html?action=click&amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;pgtype=Homepage">The New York Times</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian, informed key senators on Thursday that the minimum wage hike cannot stay in the COVID-19 relief bill because it would only have an &#8220;incidental&#8221; effect on the budget. Under the reconciliation process, the Senate can pass a bill with a filibuster-proof simple majority, but any amendment must be germane, <a href="https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/introduction-to-budget-reconciliation">according</a> to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The White House has been </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-privately-tells-democrats-that-minimum-wage-hike-is-dead"><span style="font-weight: 400;">pushing for a $15 minimum wage</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, although President Joe Biden has reportedly expressed skepticism that it could survive reconciliation, telling a group of Democratic mayors and governors last week that &#8220;it just doesn&#8217;t look like we can do it,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/18/biden-governors-minimum-wage-469898">Politico</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Biden’s proposal, dubbed the American Rescue Plan, is scheduled to receive a House vote on Friday, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has already said the proposal will contain the $15 minimum wage hike, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/25/minimum-wage-increase-imperiled-covid-relief-bill-by-senate-officials-ruling/">The Washington Post</a>. Should the legislation pass the House, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would then be forced to decide whether to rewrite the language of the minimum wage hike, in an attempt to make it comply with the Senate rules, or just scrap the hike completely.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A small group of Republican senators introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $10 an hour over several years, a proposal that would also mandate E-Verify participation by employers across the United States. The proposal, spearheaded by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) would increase the minimum wage for small businesses at a slower rate than businesses with more than 20 employees, and would also index future minimum wage increases to inflation every two years. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s been more than a decade since the federal minimum wage has been increased, leaving millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet,” said Romney in a statement. “Our proposal would raise wages for nearly 3.5 million workers without costing jobs. Additionally, requiring employers to use E-Verify would ensure that businesses only hire legal workers—eliminating a key driver of illegal immigration.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to a proposal summary by Romney&#8217;s office, the E-Verify component would “preserve American jobs for legal workers and remove incentives for increased illegal immigration.” Three other Republican senators — Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Rob Portman (R-OH) — were on-board with the Romney-Cotton bill when it was introduced on Thursday. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;This approach will give both businesses and people the certainty they need and deserve. It also ensures that younger employees seeking their first job are not priced out of the workforce. Unlike the Democrats’ proposal, this bill would protect tipped workers by ensuring they are still able to work in a capacity that ensures they have larger take home pay,&#8221; said Portman. &#8220;</span>This legislation also ensures use of E-Verify. I’ve taken a lead on advocating for a workable E-Verify because of its proven effectiveness of deterring unlawful immigration and helping employers ensure they are hiring Americans. Hiring Americans for jobs available across the country will be crucial as we our economy continues to reopen and businesses get back on their feet.”</p>

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