After SB 153 bill sponsor Sen. Troy Carter and three Senators on the Finance Committee - Senators Regina Barrow, Wesley Bishop and Gregory Tarver ALL spoke eloquently on the need and many supporters gave heartfelt and well substantiated testimony, the committee voted down 7 - 3 the bill to raise the minimum wage in LA to $8.00 next year and $8.50 the year after - not nearly what is even needed to keep up with inflation but better than nothing. Only because of myths and misdirection, the business lobby got a party line vote of NO again..
THANK Sen Troy Carter cartert@legis.la.gov for being such an eloquent spokesperson for this cause.
Thanks Senators Barrow, Bishop and Tarver for their support.
barrowr@legis.la.gov, bishopw@legis.la.gov; tarverg@legis.la.gov
Please let other members of the committee, especially if they are YOUR senator, know that you are sorely disappointed in their votes against the bill. Please pour YOUR thoughts into what you say at this predictable but always devastating outcome.
allainb@legis.la.gov; appelc@legis.la.gov; donahuej@legis.la.gov;fanninj@legis.la.gov; hewitts@legis.la.gov; johnsr@legis.la.gov;whitem@legis.la.gov
