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And there is still time for action if the momentum stalls, even if the odds get dicier in a presidential election year.

Holly Gann, director of federal affairs at the advocacy group Animal Wellness Action, said the measure was long overdue.

That panel would issue a report and release transcripts of the closed-door interviews it has been conducting.

Cummings chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 2003 to 2004, employing a hard-charging, explore-every-option style to put the group in the national spotlight.

States are already able to raise the wage beyond the federal minimum, and many have done so.

Wyoming is the nation's leading coal-producing state.

The annual COLA has been frozen since President Barack Obama's tenure, and most lawmakers have never received one.

Democrats scoff that GOP efforts will flop because Americans care less about candidates' attributes than about issues like buttressing health care and wages.

It's sponsored by Rep. Raul Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat.

The White House invoked executive privilege, claiming the right to block lawmakers from the full report on the Trump-Russia probe.