Scott Colom Pushes $7.25 Minimum Wage Hike and Tariff Powers Shift to Congress

3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Nov 15

Scott Colom said his Senate agenda would center on raising the federal minimum wage, expanding affordable healthcare and reclaiming congressional control over tariffs from the president.
In the interview, Colom argued the Constitution assigns tariff-setting to Congress and said Democratic senators broadly agree that authority should be pulled back to Capitol Hill.
Colom also declined to back either Chuck Schumer or Chris Van Hollen for Senate leader, saying he does not know them well enough and will assess their leadership first.
Colom is set to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction, a milestone in a state that long sent openly segregationist lawmakers to Washington.
He said Democrats could win more races in Mississippi if the party invested more money there, pointing to a broader strategy beyond his own Senate priorities.