https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/02/25/senate-official-min-wage-increase-cant-be-in-covid-bill/ > By Susan Cornwell and Eric Beech | Reuters > WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled Senate cannot include President Joe Biden’s proposed $15 per hour minimum wage in a $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill the party aims to pass without Republican votes, the body’s parliamentarian ruled, a Bloomberg reporter said on Twitter on Thursday.