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The last time the Democrats had a majority was in the 117th Congress. They introduced a minimum wage increase bill HR 603 with 202 cosponsors, not a single one Republican. If the Democrats have a slim majority, all it takes is for a few Democrats whose districts rely on votes from small business owners who don't want to pay higher minimum wage *during a pandemic when their business is shut down* to stop it. Those small business owners vote, and their employees listen to people like you. If you vote for enough Democrats that aren't in that position, of course it will pass. The messaging to the employees should be that if their Democratic representative isn't meeting demands, they should primary them, not that they should let Republicans win.