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The impact on employers and workers within the restaurant industry is a major focus of the Fight for $15 movement. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, restaurants and other food services employ about sixty percent of all workers paid at or below the minimum wage, as of 2018. [57]
In November, Johnson proposed a two-tiered stopgap bill that continued spending at around current levels. [85] The bill was opposed by House conservatives and the Freedom Caucus, [85] [86] [87] but passed the House on November 14 with the support of 209 Democrats and 127 Republicans. [85] [87] It passed the Senate on the next day [88] and was ...
William Proxmire, a United States Senator who represented the Democratic Party from Wisconsin, issued the award monthly from 1975 until 1988. [2] He issued 168 Golden Fleece Awards. [ 4 ] Though some members of the United States House of Representatives asked Proxmire's permission to continue the award, he declined, saying he might continue to ...
U.S. intensive chicken farming led to the 1961–1964 "Chicken War" with Europe. The Chicken Tax is a 25 percent tariff on light trucks (and originally on potato starch, dextrin, and brandy) imposed in 1964 by the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson in response to tariffs placed by France and West Germany on importation of U.S. chicken. [1]
Romanowski went on to a 16-year career in the NFL, playing for the San Francisco 49ers (1988–1993), Philadelphia Eagles (1994–1995), Denver Broncos (1996–2001), and Oakland Raiders (2002–2003). After his career, he was listed by ESPN as the fifth dirtiest player in professional team sports history. [4]
Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Republican, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold.
Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945) is an American former Minnesota state Supreme Court judge and professional football player. [1] Playing college football at the University of Notre Dame, Page gained national recognition as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during 15 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago ...
Brian Schatz, US Senator and Hawaii Lieutenant Governor. 1892 Hiram Bingham (Yale)—Republican US Senator from Connecticut 1924–33, discoverer of Machu Picchu, lecturer at Harvard and Princeton, Professor of History at Yale, spouse to the Tiffany fortune heiress, buried at Arlington National Cemetery, possible inspiration for Indiana Jones