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Senate Votes Down Minimum Wage Hike

The Republican-led Senate turns down two separate proposals to raise the minimum wage -- which has been $5.15 per hour since 1996. The rival measures were both amendments to a business-backed bill that makes it harder to erase debts through bankruptcy.

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David Welna is NPR's national security correspondent.

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