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Will Kamala Harris go back on her $15 minimum wage promise? Internet says 'Save Us Kamala hashtag is hilarious'

Over the weekend, Senate Democrats gave up on the idea of attempting to pass the wage hike by adding tax penalties to the Covid-19 bill

Last week, Democrats backed down from an effort to use President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour without Republican support. But now, the internet is questioning Vice President Kamala's Harris who promised to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour to the citizens during her election campaigns.

Over the weekend, Senate Democrats gave up on the idea of attempting to pass the wage hike by adding tax penalties to the Covid-19 bill, after earlier being told Senate rules governing “reconciliation” prevented them from including a straight-up wage hike to the legislation. There are also political hurdles: Some moderate Democrats, including Senator Joe Manchin, have rejected the $15 figure as too high and suggested an $11 target could be more realistic. Previously, during the campaign trail, Harris promised that she'll be providing the Americans a minimum wage of $15.

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Senate experts have concluded that Vice President Kamala Harris has the authority to ignore the parliamentarian and rule the wage hike to be compliant, but the White House isn't considering that.

Requesting Harris to include the minimum wage to $15 an hour, one person tweeted: "I will never say this again. But please, #SaveUsKamala. You can overrule the senate parliamentarian and save the minimum wage. You haven’t done one good thing as a politician, maybe you can change that." While another one said, "#saveUsKamala or keep we will remember when you run for President in 4 years! ⁦@KamalaHarris⁩ #fightfor15 #tytlive"

Journalist David Sirota tweeted: "I see the #SaveUsKamala hashtag starting to bubble up. The VP is really in a rare position to be a hero." While another one slammed her and said, "The #saveuskamala hashtag is hilarious. She's not going to lift a finger to help you. Remember...it was just a debate."

More and more people started requesting her saying: "#SaveUsKamala you're the one with the power! Not the damn Parliamentarian! That's why we chose you to fight for us! #FightFor15 #tytlive." and "@VP, after an absolutely brutal year the people deserve some good news. The wealthiest Americans have added billions to their balance sheet. Let's give average workers some dignity and a much needed raise #saveuskamala #FightFor15.