Torres Small votes against $15 minimum wage
(WorldNews Mexico)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Freshman Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small has broken ranks with her party on two big votes this week, voting against Democratic-led measures that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and impeach President Donald Trump. Torres Small said a $15 federal minimum wage - a prominent plank in the platform of contemporary Democrats - isn´t right for all of New Mexico, particularly considering the Legislature and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham agreed this spring on legislation that will gradually raise the state´s minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to $12 in 2023. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 231-199 Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour...