Sen. Mitt Romney proposes ‘Patriot Pay’ to give essential workers a $12 per hour raise

Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney is pitching the idea of “Patriot Pay” for frontline workers, an idea that would offer an incentive to businesses to pay employees an additional $12 per hour through July.The Utah Republican says the proposal would help offset a concern that some people would benefit more from joining the unemployment rolls — given Congress has augmented that pay in the near-term — and compensate essential workers, like those in grocery stores, the trucki