Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCongressional Democrats are joining with R's to oppose an increase in the federal minimum wage.
From my e-mail:This week, the Huffington Post reported [1] that a handful of Congressional Democrats are joining with Republicans to oppose an increase in the federal minimum wage. Oregons own Rep. Kurt Schrader is one of those Democrats.
Congressional supporters of a higher minimum wage just announced their intention to make a rare procedural maneuver by filing a petition to discharge aimed at bypassing John Boehner's roadblock on raising the minimum wage. [2] If a majority of the House of Representatives sign this petition the Fair Minimum Wage Act will be given a vote, no matter what the Tea Party opposition wants. However, but this petition will not be successful Rep. Schraders support.
Tell Rep. Schrader to stop siding with the Tea Party and John Boehner. Tell him to support the Fair Minimum Wage Act.
http://action.workingfamiliesparty.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=9363
Some of Oregons largest concentrations of people living in poverty are in Rep. Schraders very own district, [3] so why is he giving political cover to Tea Party Republicans and Speaker John Boehner by opposing something that would help his very own constituents?
Momentum is building all over the county to raise the minimum wage, and we need Democrats like Schrader to listen to the 71% of Americans (including 52% of Republicans!) who support a raise to the minimum wage. [4]
Tell Rep. Schrader to support an increase to the federal minimum wage.
http://action.workingfamiliesparty.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=9363
Thanks for all you do,
Steve Hughes
State Director, Oregon Working Families
http://oregonwfp.org/
====================
This is how minor parties gain support, when Dems are not being liberals!
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
11 replies, 1164 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (21)
ReplyReply to this post
11 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Congressional Democrats are joining with R's to oppose an increase in the federal minimum wage. (Original Post)
Coyotl
Feb 2014
OP
Say it loud, say it proud! Democrats are not liberal! They never have been and won't be in your
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#1
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)1. Say it loud, say it proud! Democrats are not liberal! They never have been and won't be in your
lifetime. It's time for us all to take a step back and look at reality. The Democratic Party is the original party of the billionaires and have been the vehicle of your oppression since your great, great grandmother's time.
John D. Rockefeller, as just one example, was a solid Democrat as well as the worthy decedent of con-men, as is appropriate. Every one of his crimes was excused by the rulers of the Democratic Party.
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)2. Done:)
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)3. Thanks. Let's hope a few more have also.
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)10. Yes, let's!!!!!
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)4. Of course they are.
it's an old, familiar game by now, these pretty, publicized speeches followed by a bipartisan fucking.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)5. What the ever loving fuck!
Yet people will howl that a further left candidate is no damn good and has no appeal. I'm really sick of this.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)7. Which is very true in his district, which is also my district so I can primary him if i want.
However, in this district about 2/3 of the voters support raising the minimum wage! Go figure??
LuvNewcastle
(16,856 posts)8. Done. I hope we see a lot of DUers take the time out for this.
This guy needs to know that American workers have had enough.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)9. k&r for exposure. n/t
-Laelth