Bernie Sanders denies claim Dems are ‘exploiting’ COVID-19 relief bill to push other priorities

Senator Bernie Sanders made an unsuccessful last-ditch effort Friday to get a $15 federal minimum wage hike passed as part of the COVID-19 relief package but denied claims his efforts were a backdoor to get other initiatives passed.

The amendment pushed by the Independent Senator from Vermont asked his senate colleagues to waive the budget act - effectively overriding the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling that decided a wage hike was not compliant with the budget reconciliation process.

After the amendment failed to get 60 votes in support - including seven “NO” votes from senate democrats - Sanders responded to criticism that he was exploiting urgent COVID relief as a way to get progressive policy priorities through - telling FOX Business of the accus... (Read more)

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