The federal minimum wage:
July 24, 2009: $7.25/hour
July 24, 2020: $7.25/hour
It has been 11 years since Americans were last given a raise. We need a $15 minimum wage to be the national floor—now.
At SeaTac and we just de-boarded (!!!) for 90 minutes after delays. An activity I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. @AlaskaAir generously sent us $12 for a ‘meal voucher’💀
VP Kamala Harris is welcomed back to the White House by hundreds of staffers who gave her a thunderous applause for all her work + the FLAWLESS campaign she ran in just 107 days. Well deserved! 👏🏾 👏🏾
#MarcellusWilliams faces execution on 9/24 for a crime that DNA proves he didn’t commit. Join me, @innocence, and @the_mip in taking action to prevent this irreversible injustice. #SaveMarcellus https://t.co/5UI0usZD0a
Today my thoughts are of Captain Alix Idrache, a US Army helicopter pilot, who graduated at the top of his West Point class with a degree in physics in 2016.
He's also a Haitian immigrant.
Like it or not: Germany’s energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables. And we are shutting down – not building – coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest. PS: We also don’t eat cats and dogs. #Debate2024