That’s the federal minimum wage proposed by President Barack Obama. In his State of the Union address on Feb. 12, Obama said the hourly minimum wage should be raised to $9 from $7.25 by the end of 2015. “Today a...
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Tyree Johnson, a 20-year McDonald's employee making minimum wage, wears an #FF15 pin in Chicago, Illinois, on Nov. 26, 2012.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: $9
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President Barack Obama, center, arrives to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 12, 2013.
Trillion-Dollar Math Quiz: Does Obama Pass?
President Bill Clinton sang the praises of “arithmetic” in his 2012 convention speech. President Barack Obama relied on “math” in his debates with Mitt Romney to argue for his deficit reduction package. But Obama has used some contradictory numbers himself....
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Demonstrators in favor of the Affordable Care Act stand outside the Supreme Court building on June 28, 2012.
Obama Says Health Law Cutting Costs; CBO Chief Isn’t So Sure
From Bloomberg Government’s Congress Tracker blog President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address that his health-care overhaul is taming costs, though Congress’s top budget advisor isn’t so sure. Douglas Elmendorf, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget...
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Senator Max Baucus, a Democrat from Montana and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, left, and Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, the ranking Republican on the committee, in Washington in this file photo.
Senators Set Priorities on EU Trade Deal
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, and ranking member Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, have given U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk their priorities concerning a potential agreement on trade, investment, and regulatory cooperation between the U.S. and ...
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Jack Lew, U.S. treasury secretary nominee and White House chief of staff, sits in the office of Senator Orrin Hatch, a Republican from Utah, in Washington, on Jan. 23, 2013.
Washington Daybook: Lew’s Hearing
President Obama heads to Arden, North Carolina, today to further his calls for raising the federal minimum wage and taking other steps to bolster the middle class in his State of the Union address. The president used last night’s speech...
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Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc.
State of Union Guest List Offers Clues to Speech Content
For clues about the topics President Barack Obama will cover in his State of the Union address tonight, just peruse a guest list for the event. Of the 24 guests slated to join Michelle Obama, Jill Biden and presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett in the...
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives at the White House prior to meeting with President Barack Obama on Dec. 28, 2012 in Washington.
McConnell Takes Early Shots at Obama’s State of Union
Well that was quick. With President Barack Obama set to deliver the State of the Union address tonight, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has already taken to the floor to lob his preemptive response. “The campaign is over, and the fact is,...
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Construction workers in Los Angeles, California.
U.S. Role in Highways Questioned, Answered
The determination to really, finally agree on a long-term plan for highway, waterways and rail improvements and figure out how to pay for them will be on display this week — regardless of whether President Barack Obama makes that perennial...
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A woman waits for a bus in a flooded street in Miami Beach, Florida, from unusually high tides that some think are due to rising seas caused by climate change.
Range of Change: Obama to Signal Extent of Climate Push
President Barack Obama is sure to bring up climate change in the State of the Union address, energy consultants say, though there’s no consensus on how much emphasis he’ll give to the subject. “They’re going back and forth about how...
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President Barack Obama presents Clinton Romesha, former active duty Army staff sergeant, with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 11, 2013 in Washington.
Washington Daybook: Conspicuous Gallantry
President Barack Obama takes a break from preparing for tomorrow’s State of the Union address to award a Medal of Honor to Clinton Romesha, a former Army staff sergeant, for conspicuous gallantry. Romesha was one of 53 troops in an isolated camp...
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