Sen. Joe Manchin, who opposes raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, wrongly said “very few … if any” states have a minimum wage at the federally mandated $7.25 per hour. In fact, 21 states do.
Is President Obama overstepping his authority by issuing executive orders on workplace discrimination and the minimum wage for federal contract workers? This video from FlackCheck.org (based on our story “Obama and Executive Overreach”) examines Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Democratic Rep. Xavier Becerra’s statements about Obama’s executive orders.
What would happen if the federal minimum wage is raised to $10.10 per hour? This video from FlackCheck.org shows how details of a Congressional Budget Office analysis have been twisted and cherry-picked.
A business-backed group twists its cherry-picked facts in its latest ad – “Minimum Wage Fortune Teller” – attacking an increase in the federal minimum wage.
For more, see “Fast-Food Fortune Teller.”
