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White House seems averse to Senate minimum wage power play

by Alan Fram
| February 25, 2021 4:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House seemed reluctant Thursday to pursue a Senate procedural power play to preserve Democrats' bid to hike the minimum wage, as lawmakers awaited a decision by the chamber's parliamentarian that could determine the proposal's fate.

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