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Demonstrators call for a union and $15 minimum wage at a McDonald's in Charleston, S.C., in February 2020. The U.S. Senate has voted to prohibit an increase in the federal minimum wage during the pandemic.

Senate Says No To $15 Minimum Wage For Now, But Democrats Vow To Push On

By: Andrea Hsu | Sam Gringlas | Audie Cornish | NPR
Posted on: Friday, February 5, 2021

Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic.