I appreciate what the leader just said about COVID. It certainly reflects the feelings of people in my State that we have to get going. But I am here on a different matter today. Since the 1780s, we have had an extraordinary list of…

I think every Democrat will vote the right way and the Vice President will give us the vote that we need.

If this isn’t in the final relief bill, we are going to pass a stand-alone raising of the federal minimum wage.

I strongly disagree with tonight's decision by the Senate parliamentarian. Yet because of the archaic and undemocratic rules of the Senate, we are unable to move forward to end starvation wages in this country and raise the income of 32…

For once I think we are listening to the American people in this extraordinary time of need.

no ifs, buts, or maybes: $7.25 an hour is a starvation wage.

Are you able to come up with any estimate as to how much in tax-supported programs low-wage workers nationally receive?

What this is about is a complicated process for this so-called Byrd Rule and reconciliation.

While Costco, Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and other major corporations have all raised their minimum wage in recent years to at least $15 an hour, the minimum wage at Walmart has remained stuck at $11 an hour for the last 3 years.

We must be the party of the working class of this country White, and Black, and Latino, Native American, Asian American.

It is time for the owners of Walmart, McDonald's, Dollar General, and other large corporations to get off welfare and pay their workers a living wage.

I do not see in the foreseeable future getting significant support from Republicans.

Why should taxpayers subsidize poverty wages at large profitable corporations?

The wealthiest people and corporations must contribute more.

We need to strengthen and expand these programs, but we also need to ensure that our labor market and broader economic policies rebalance bargaining power between workers and employers.

Why not $15? You do not have to wait on legislation or any law to be enacted. You can pay your workers today.

We need to ensure that corporations pay their fair share.

the simple truth is that no one in America can live with dignity, can raise a family on $11 or $12 an hour.