Date: March 5, 2021
Subject: Increasing Unemployment by Hiking the Federal Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
Description: Sanders (I-VT) amendment to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 hikes the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The increase is phased-in over the next four years and then set to further rise at the rate of inflation. ACU has long opposed minimum wage hikes which lead to greater unemployment and harm those who need work experience the most such as students.
Result: Motion Rejected, 42-58
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