Minimum Wage Bill Passes Senate (only 3 nays) n/t

[jannyk]

[Beaverhausen]

1. Really? was anything attached?

tax breaks for millionaires?

[jannyk]

2. I believe only 8.5billion business tax breaks n/t

[rumpel]

5. tax breaks for small biz n/t

[Beaverhausen]

8. Oh OK. I can live with that

Glad this passed!

[lancdem]

3. There were tax breaks attached, right?

At least it finally got an up-or-down vote. BTW, it'll be interesting to see ehat happens in the conference committee since the House version is clean.

[Ignacio Upton]

7. If there are any tax breaks that help out large corporations or faux small businesses

Then we should rip them out in conference committee, and keep in the tax breaks that will actually help small businesses. That way Bush can't veto the bill without completely fucking himself over.

[EFerrari]

4. Great news, thank you.

:)

[WI_DEM]

6. who were the 3 nays--anybody up in '08?

[jannyk]

12. sorry, after 16 days of watching this,...

...they announced the names while I was in the potty :eyes:

[catgirl]

9. Great!!

[thereismore]

10. Really? Is that veto-proof or what. nt

[tritsofme]

11. I don't think there's been a veto threat.

But if the tax cuts get taken out in committee, don't expect to see a vote like this on the conference report.

[Nutmegger]

13. Great...

At least they didn't attach the estate tax to it.

[druidity33]

14. does anyone know

how to find a link to the amendment(s) that were passed with the bill?

[jannyk]

15. First media story

This is the whole story:

"WASHINGTON Feb 1, 2007 (AP)— The Senate voted Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with controversial tax cuts for small businesses and higher taxes for many $1 million-plus executives.

The increase in the minimum, the first in a decade, was approved by a 94-3 vote, capping a nine-day debate over how to balance the wage hike with the needs of businesses that employ low-wage workers.




http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2840314

[PinkTiger]

16. Here's a link

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/a_three_sections_with_teasers/votes.htm

NAYs ---3
Coburn (R-OK)
DeMint (R-SC)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Not Voting - 3
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (D-SD)
Schumer (D-NY)

[jannyk]

17. The 3 Nays

DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Nay

Hang your heads in shame gentlemen.