Service Employees International Union Is Banking on Key House Committee Democrats in ‘Living Wage’ Push

SEIU smell victory in the House of Representatives in 2019 for their $15-an-hour “Living Wage” campaign, but just to be sure, they invested heavily last year in Democrats who are on a key committee.

The union contributed more than $335,000 during the 2018 campaign to 25 of the 27 Democrats on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission (FEC) data by Leonard Robinson III of the Capital Research Center (CRC).

The Democrats’ Raise the Wage Act of 2019 was introduced in the House last week by committee Chairman Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), who got $46,000 from SEIU.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/union-banking-on-key-house-committee-dems-in-living-wage-push_2773830.html

Senators Introduce Bill to Bar Lawmakers From Delaying Government Funding

As part of an effort to fix the nation’s ineffective budget process and prevent government shutdowns, three Republican senators introduced a bill last week that would prohibit lawmakers from leaving Washington if they fail to pass a budget on time.

Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and David Perdue (R-Ga.) introduced on Jan. 17 the “No Budget, No Recess Act” to help responsibly fund the federal government on time. The legislation encourages lawmakers to approve a budget resolution by the deadline of April 15 and all the appropriations bills by Aug. 1.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/a-new-bill-seeks-to-bar-lawmakers-from-delaying-government-funding_2773996.html