BET Wire: GOP Lawmakers Block Another Minimum Wage Hike Bill

GOP doesn't want to give Americans a wage

In Case You Missed It - Republicans leave President Obama scratching his head; Ben Carson kind of blames the spread of measles on immigrants; one lawmaker thinks it's OK if your food service worker doesn't wash his hands after a bathroom break — and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)

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In Case You Missed It - Senate Republicans are winning the fight against a minimum wage hike; President Obama supports Donald Sterling's NBA ban; a U.S. senator says the president promotes Islam – and more. – Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick) (Photo: BET) –

Minimum Wage Bill Falters - Senate Republicans once again blocked a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 on April 30. "By preventing even a vote on this bill, they prevented a raise for 28 million hardworking Americans,” Obama said at the White House after the Senate vote. “They said ‘no’ to helping millions work their way out of poverty.” The chamber's Democrats have pledged to continue pushing the legislation.  (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Minimum Wage Bill Falters - Senate Republicans once again blocked a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 on April 30. "By preventing even a vote on this bill, they prevented a raise for 28 million hardworking Americans,” Obama said at the White House after the Senate vote. “They said ‘no’ to helping millions work their way out of poverty.” The chamber's Democrats have pledged to continue pushing the legislation.  (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obama Endorses NBA Decision - Like many Americans, Obama supports the NBA's decision to ban L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the league for life. "As both a basketball fan and someone who would be concerned about these issues, he thinks they did the right thing," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. (Photo: Rahman Roslan/Getty Images)

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Obama Endorses NBA Decision - Like many Americans, Obama supports the NBA's decision to ban L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the league for life. "As both a basketball fan and someone who would be concerned about these issues, he thinks they did the right thing," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. (Photo: Rahman Roslan/Getty Images)

What Do Blacks Really Think About Voter ID Laws? - According to a recent Fox News poll, 51 percent of Black voters support laws requiring individuals to present a photo ID at the polls. It was a close call: 46 percent of respondents said they oppose the laws. The poll surveyed 1,025 voters from all major demographics.(Photo: REUTERS/Randall Hill)

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A Voting Rights Victory - A federal judge in Milwaukee gave voting rights activists a victory when he struck down a Wisconsin law requiring voters to show a state-issued photo ID at the polls. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said that the law placed an unfair burden on poor and minority voters and also violates the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution. (Photo: REUTERS/Randall Hill)

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) - "It kind of brings into question whether body cameras will make any difference. The whole incident was on camera but if prosecutors mishandled the presentation of the charges to the grand jury, you come up with no indictment. Given what's happened in Ferguson and the tenor of where I see a lot of people in this country, I'm not surprised [by the decision]." (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Uncle Thom? - Rep. Bennie Thompson is unapologetic about a weekend interview with the New Nation of Islam in which he called Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an "Uncle Tom." The Mississippi congressman says Thomas appears doesn't just not like Black people, "he doesn't like being black." On April 30, Thompson told CNN that some people may find what he said "racially charged," but others will see it as "the truth."  (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Flawed Logic - Utah state Rep. David Lifferth is in a bit of hot water for a controversial tweet about the NAACP. "We should have known Don Sterling was a racist when he gave money to National Association for Advancement of Colored People," the legislator said in a post. He later apologized, writing in a blog post, "I have learned a lot in the past few days. The NCAAP [sic] is not a racist organization. My logic was flawed." (Photo: David Lifferth via Twitter)

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Flawed Logic - Utah state Rep. David Lifferth is in a bit of hot water for a controversial tweet about the NAACP. "We should have known Don Sterling was a racist when he gave money to National Association for Advancement of Colored People," the legislator said in a post. He later apologized, writing in a blog post, "I have learned a lot in the past few days. The NCAAP [sic] is not a racist organization. My logic was flawed." (Photo: David Lifferth via Twitter)

Do You Think Obama Promotes Islam? - "Oklahomans regularly ask me — and I don't really think this is unique just to Oklahoma, I think it can be in almost any state — but how they regularly ask me why we have an administration that suppresses our Judeo-Christian values while praising Islam," Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe said on the Senate floor. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Do You Think Obama Promotes Islam? - "Oklahomans regularly ask me — and I don't really think this is unique just to Oklahoma, I think it can be in almost any state — but how they regularly ask me why we have an administration that suppresses our Judeo-Christian values while praising Islam," Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe said on the Senate floor. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A New Generation of Republicans - Central State University launched a College Republicans chapter on April 30. Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus and other RNC officials traveled to Ohio for the event. “Today is a great day for the Republican Party and for Central State University. No matter which side of the political aisle students find themselves, the addition of a College Republicans chapter ensures more vibrant political discourse on campus and that’s always a good thing,” Priebus said. (Photo: Courtesy of Republican National Committee)

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A New Generation of Republicans - Central State University launched a College Republicans chapter on April 30. Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus and other RNC officials traveled to Ohio for the event. “Today is a great day for the Republican Party and for Central State University. No matter which side of the political aisle students find themselves, the addition of a College Republicans chapter ensures more vibrant political discourse on campus and that’s always a good thing,” Priebus said. (Photo: Courtesy of Republican National Committee)