Democrats’ Job-Killing Wage Bill Threatens Nearly 2 Million Workers

Democrats’ Job-Killing Wage Bill Threatens Nearly 2 Million Workers

Congressional Democrats have reintroduced the so-called “Raise the Wage Act,” which would threaten millions of jobs nationwide and decimate the restaurant industry. The Raise the Wage Act was introduced last week by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-Va.), along with 33 other Democrat Senators and 142 Democrats in the House. While earlier versions of the bill proposed a $15-per-hour federal minimum wage, the Raise the …