Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Obama Touts Minimum Wage Hike Plan in Connecticut

(Version anglaise seulement)

A day after unveiling a budget that stands little chance of passing Congress, President Barack Obama traveled to Connecticut on Wednesday to campaign for another proposal that has been dismissed by Republicans: raising the minimum wage. Obama and his fellow Democrats are fighting to keep control of the Senate in November midterm elections, and are promoting populist measures that poll well, like raising the minimum wage, seeking to set themselves apart from Republicans. “It's...

Lire l'article complet