Democrats are pushing for a $15 minimum wage in the coronavirus relief bill, which the Congressional Budget Office says will help 900.000 Americans but cut 1.4 million jobs. Biden admits the proposal is unlikely to survive negotiations. Summary Included in President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief proposal was a provision to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. As the bill is winding its way through Congress, the Congressional Budget Office released a report on the effect of hiking …
