date:Jul 28, 2014
ans have blocked the Democratic initiative, claiming it would kill jobs - a contention that is a topic of hot debate among politicians and economists.
With Congress winding down for the year and members mostly campaigning for re-election, this week-in-the-life stunt is more a push for votes in November's races than for lawmakers' votes on minimum wage legislation in 2014.
The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 for five years, despite inflation, putting millions of people who work at fa