- Congress stonewalls Obama’s plan to hike minimum wage from $2.85 to $10.10 per hour, in a setback to his policy in this regard
- Measure to this effect falls through in Senate with 54 saying ‘ayes’ and 42 ‘nays’ , this is 60 votes less than the necessary numbers
- Likely bearing on prospects of Democrats’ bracing for mid-term polls slated for November 2014, 60% for hike in minimum wages
- Obama says 10 States and the District of Columbia have raised minimum wages, Hawaii, Maryland praised for wage hike.