House passes minimum wage increase - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House voted Wednesday to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, bringing America's lowest-paid workers a crucial step closer to their first raise in a decade.
The vote was 315-116, with more than 80 Republicans joining Democrats to pass it.
'You should not be relegated to poverty if you work hard and play by the rules,' said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (news, bio, voting record), D-Md..."
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