Minimum wage hangs in balance of Iraq vote

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CNN

Minimum wage hangs in balance of Iraq vote
Wage hike tied to budget bill calling for pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq, President Bush vows veto.
By Christian Zappone, CNNMoney.com staff writer
March 28 2007: 4:48 PM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Amid the controversy of the war budget bill being debated in the Senate this week, the fate of the minimum wage raise is at stake, as well.

In early March House Democrats attached the minimum wage legislation to the budget bill in order to speed the agreement between chambers on the size of the package of small business tax breaks.

The passage of the minimum wage bill into law has been stalled over differences between the House, which has approved a smaller $1.3 billion package and the Senate which has passed an $8 billion package.

Tax breaks for small business are a condition of Republicans' support for the minimum wage hike, including President Bush's.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/28/news/minimum_wage/index.htm?section=money_email_alerts

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An old Republican trick comes back to bite them in the ASS!!! I love it.

[truthisfreedom]

1. I think they're starting to dislike the taste of their own medicine.

[robinlynne]

2. I think they aint seen nothing yet, at least I hope...