| A proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10, an underpinning of President Obama’s economic agenda and an issue that Democrats hope to leverage against Republicans in the midterm elections, failed in the Senate on Wednesday. |
| The vote was 54 to 42. |
| Most Republicans voted to sustain a filibuster against the measure, saying that the increase would damage the fragile economy and force businesses to cut hundreds of thousands of jobs. |
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Republican-Led Filibuster Blocks Minimum Wage Bill in Senate
Republican-Led Filibuster Blocks Minimum Wage Bill in Senate
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