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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Split appears in GOP as more call for raising federal minimum wage"
Split appears in GOP as more call for raising federal minimum wageBy Robert Costa and Karen Tumulty at the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/split-appears-in-gop-as-more-call-for-raising-federal-minimum-wage/2014/05/09/fce84490-d7ab-11e3-aae8-c2d44bd79778_story.html
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Several leading Republicans have called for raising the federal minimum wage and others are speaking more forcefully about the partys failure to connect with low-income Americans stances that are causing a growing rift within the party over how best to address the gulf between the rich and poor.
With most tea party leaders in Congress and elsewhere opposed to a wage hike and intensely focused on dismantling President Obamas health-care law and his second-term agenda, the prospects for raising the minimum wage this year remain slim.
The growing party division, pitting GOP officials fearful of losing the support of workers against staunch conservatives who believe an increase would harm the economy, reflects Republican nervousness about the depth of their support ahead of the midterm elections, even though polls show them poised to retain their House majority and potentially take control of the Senate.
It also comes as Obama and his fellow Democrats are placing a heavy emphasis on income inequality with a number of votes on Capitol Hill and a series of populist speeches by the president all part of an effort to energize the Democratic base and pressure Republicans to act.
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"Split appears in GOP as more call for raising federal minimum wage" (Original Post)
applegrove
May 2014
OP
They'll be all for it on TV and in the press, but will vote against it when it counts.
Scuba
May 2014
#2
Someone needs to remind these idiots the tax cuts were supposed to go into PAYROLL.
Spitfire of ATJ
May 2014
#6
calimary
(81,220 posts)1. Whatever causes dissension and disruption in the enemy camp is good for us!
Not sure there's enough of it, though, to do any real damage.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. They'll be all for it on TV and in the press, but will vote against it when it counts.
Fox will show hours of clips of R's supporting it, then blame the Democrats for it's failure highlighting the blue dogs who vote against.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,922 posts)3. Read that article yesterday
Note that pretty much all of them currently do not hold public office.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)4. A lot of Tea Baggers earn the minimum wage, y'know.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)5. ya, but they don't want more money they want Benghaziiiiiii
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)6. Someone needs to remind these idiots the tax cuts were supposed to go into PAYROLL.