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The $15 minimum wage bill was passed by the Democratic-majority chamber in a 231-199 vote. Many business and labor groups, however, are concerned about the impact this wage increase could be too expensive for employers and lead to higher rates on unemployment.&nbsp;

Sean Kennedy, spokesperson for the National Restaurant Association delivered the following statement <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/18/business-groups-slam-house-for-passing-15-minimum-wage-bill.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=national-restaurant-association-and-others-voice-concerns-over-15-minimum-wage-bill-2710543" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">as reported by CNBC</a>, &ldquo;thousands of restaurant industry employees, leaders and community members have called and emailed Congress to share their concerns about how H.R. 582 would cripple small- and family-owned businesses.&rdquo; Kennedy continued, &ldquo;H.R. 582 is the wrong wage at the wrong time, implemented in the wrong way.&rdquo;

A spokesperson from the National Retail Federation also criticized the bill. &ldquo;This unprecedented proposal to increase the minimum wage by 107% is a one-size-fits all approach that would lead to unintended consequences for American workers and the businesses that employ them,&rdquo; said David French, The NRF&rsquo;s senior vice president of government relations.

President Donald Trump pledged to veto the bill were it to make it past the Senate.&nbsp;

Other major industries and corporations, including McDonald&rsquo;s and Amazon, are in favor of the wage increase. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos even challenged other industries to raise their wages to $15 in April of this year.&nbsp; 
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