Headline Roundup December 7, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez to Pay Interns $15 an Hour
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will pay her interns "at least" $15 an hour, saying that it's "time to walk the walk." The positions are typically unpaid.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Pay Interns $15 'at Least' per Hour, Unlike 96 Percent of House Democrats
Newsweek
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Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will reportedly pay interns she hires a minimum of $15 per hour, unlike most Republican and even more Democratic representatives.
New Congresswoman Will Pay Her Interns $15 An Hour. Is That A Big Deal?
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When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes office next month, representing New York's 14th District, she will be a part of the "blue wave" of new Democrats in the House. But the 29-year-old may end up being a part of a different kind of wave, too: a bipartisan effort for members of Congress to pay the interns they employ.
'Democratic Socialist' Ocasio-Cortez to pay interns $15 per hour
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Newly-elected New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she will pay her interns $15 per hour, in what she calls an effort to “walk the walk” and have her policies match her political viewpoints.
