Republicans Block Minimum Wage Bill in the Senate (19 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a point as he reacts to Republicans blocking a minimum wage bill in the Senate earlier in the day, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 30, 2014. The wage bill would have raised the minimum wage to $10.10 from $7.25 per hour over a number of years. UPI/Pat Benic

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a point as he reacts to Republicans blocking a minimum wage bill in the Senate earlier in the day, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 30, 2014. The wage bill would have raised the minimum wage to $10.10 from $7.25 per hour over a number of years. UPI/Pat Benic

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during a statement reacting to Republicans blocking a minimum wage bill in the Senate earlier in the day, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 30, 2014. The wage bill would have raised the minimum wage to $10.10 from $7.25 per hour over a number of years. UPI/Pat Benic

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), speaks alongside, Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L), Sen. Patty Murry (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) during a press conference on the failed Senate vote on raising the federal minimum wage, in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2014. UPI/Kevin Dietsch