FIXED WAGES: The federal minimum wage has been fixed at $5.15 an hour since 1997.
THE VOTE: Two amendments that aimed to raise the minimum did not receive enough votes Wednesday to be included in a defense appropriations bill.
BACKGROUND: Democrats have proposed, and Republicans have blocked, minimum wage hikes nine times since 1997.
By The Associated Press
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