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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /-USNewswire/ -- House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today issued the following statement on House Republicans' efforts to balance a minimum wage increase with protections for small businesses and their workers:
"The last thing Congress should do is pass legislation that imposes an unfunded mandate on small businesses that employ millions of American workers and are the backbone of our economy.
"Small businesses create good jobs, and often provide families with health care and other essential benefits. Congress has an obligation to protect job creators and the workers they employ by ensuring that any effort to raise the minimum wage is balanced with protections that enable employers to continue to provide jobs and benefits for workers.
"As Senate Democrat leaders have agreed, these protections are critical for moving a minimum wage increase. A number of House Democrats have voted in the past for these important worker protections. It is my hope that the same group puts partisanship aside, agrees with their Senate colleagues, and votes to protect workers and job creators."
