Democrats finally refuse a pay raise

CNN:

A week after the GOP-led Senate rejected an increase to the minimum wage, Senate Democrats on Tuesday vowed to block pay raises for members of Congress until the minimum wage is increased.

"We're going to do anything it takes to stop the congressional pay raise this year, and we're not going to settle for this year alone," Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said at a Capitol news conference.

"They can play all the games the want," Reid said derisively of the Republicans who control the chamber. "They can deal with gay marriage, estate tax, flag burning, all these issues and avoid issues like the prices of gasoline, sending your kid to college. But we're going to do everything to stop the congressional pay raise."

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Reid must be trying to appeal to his conservative base. The minimum wage battle has little to do with the small number of Americans who are paid at that rate. It has a lot to do with the Democrat's attempt to give a back door raise to their constituents who are members of unions that have tied their wages to a multiple of the minimum wage. Buying votes from that group before an election is what this fight is about for the Democrats.

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