Speaker Boehner Rejects Obama’s Proposal To Raise The Minimum Wage

Speaker Boehner Rejects Obama’s Proposal To Raise The Minimum Wage: President Obama called for an increase in the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 per hour during his State of the Union last night, a proposal that was quickly rejected by top Republicans like Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Paul Ryan. Today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) also came out against the proposal. “When you [...]/p