After two years under the Biden administration and President Biden touting his own economic achievements, most Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck.
In a tweet on Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested that Republicans were to blame for Congress’ failure to raise the minimum wage last year, despite Democratic control of the House and Senate.
“60% of workers report living paycheck to paycheck,” the Republican tweeted.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic Rep. from New York State, during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee investigating the FTX collapse on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 in Washington, D.C., USA.
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The AOC responded, “Nevertheless, we voted against raising the minimum wage.”
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Her tweet was likely intended to attack Republicans, but Twitter Fact-Check jumped into the conversation to add context to her claims that both parties were to blame. did.
“The minimum wage hasn’t changed since 2009,” the fact check wrote, indicating that both parties have had plenty of time to discuss and pass such measures.
I don’t have either.
As recently as 2021, Congress considered legislation to raise the minimum wage again.
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Democrats introduced the bill, but unlike AOC tweets suggesting, the bill had bipartisan support.
“For 2021, Congress has passed legislation to raise the minimum wage. [It] The bill was opposed by 192 Republicans, eight Democrats and one independent, adding that they “supported the three R’s.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigns for re-election on election morning in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens, New York, November 8, 2022.
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However, the bill failed to pass the Senate because seven Democrats opposed it.
“Blocked 58-42 in the Senate. 7 D’s and 1 [Independent] We joined all the R’s to block the bill,” notes Fact Check.
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According to the Labor Department, the federal minimum wage is now $7.25 an hour after being raised on July 24, 2009.
The minimum wage was previously increased to $5.85 an hour on July 24, 2007 and increased again to $6.55 an hour on July 24, 2008.
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The federal minimum wage is the minimum wage an employer can pay an employee, although more than half of the states set a higher standard than the federal standard.
In Ohio, the minimum wage is $9.30 an hour.
In Florida, it’s $10 per hour.
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In Virginia, the minimum wage is $11 an hour.
In Hawaii, it’s $12/hour. $13.50 in Oregon. In California, it’s $14 per hour.
