Ohio Votes on the Minimum Wage Increase
January 10th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
January 10th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
The House passed H.R. 2, to raise the minimum wage, 315-116 with 4 abstentions. 82 Republicans crossed lines in a display of mass ignorance, while not a single Democrat came to his/her senses. 
I’m happy with my representative’s vote of No on the matter. Thanks, Congressman Tiberi.
Here’s how each Ohio representative voted:
John Boehner (R) - No
Steve Chabot (R) - No
Paul Gillmor (R) - Yes
David Hobson (R) - No
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) - Yes
Marcy Kaptur (D) - Yes
Dennis J. Kucinich (D) - Yes
Steven C. LaTourette (R) - Yes
Deborah Pryce (R) - Yes
Ralph Regula (R) - Yes
Tim Ryan (D) - Yes
Jean Schmidt (R) - Yes
Zack Space (D) - Yes
Betty Sutton (D) - Yes
Pat Tiberi (R) - No
Michael Turner (R) - Yes
Charles A. Wilson (D) - Yes
January 11th, 2007 at 9:01 am
waitaminute!
Didn’t we just pass Issue 2? isn’t that a constitutionally mandated minimum wage vicious circle?
What then is HR2? argh!
January 11th, 2007 at 9:16 am
You know, it’s almost funny. Ohio Issue 2 raised the minimum wage to $6.85/hr in Ohio effective Jan. 1, 2007.
The Federal minimum wage goes up to $5.85 in under 60 days, then $6.55 a year from now, then $7.25 in another year.
So the Ohio wage overrides until 2008, for now.
The fun part lies in the Ohio Issue 2 language which increases yearly the minimum wage with the rate of inflation. Companies will have a fun time estimating labor cost in the next couple of years.
January 11th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
Sadly, LaTourette is ours, although I’ve always had my doubts about him. Kucinich, obviously, is just a nut case. Thanks for being my go-to site for Ohio news!