On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 582, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.
The bill passed 231-199 in the House along party lines. Five Democrats, including Kendra Horn (OK-5), joined Republicans in voting against the bill, while three Republicans voted in favor of it. There were three abstentions.
All five Representatives from Oklahoma voted against it.
“We have seen record low unemployment rates and historic economic growth under President Trump, but this one-size-fits-all legislation would take all of that away,” Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) said after voting against the bill.
“The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that this bill would kill 3.7 million jobs, which is the population of the entire state of Oklahoma. This is unacceptable. Raising the minimum wage is not the answer to ensuring Americans have good-paying jobs. With 6.9 million open jobs in our country, we should provide people with the education and resources they need to succeed.”