The House passed a minimum wage bill that exceeded the limit which President Bush said he would veto . The House asked the president to refrain from veto ##ing until after the Senate acts . Senator Bush sponsored a bill that would raise the wage to $ 4.65 by 1992 but is open to amending his bill and has asked the President to keep an open mind until the House and Senate agree . The House bill would boost the wage to $ 4.55 by 1991 and would have a new hire wage pegged at 85 % of the wage . Kennedy has said he is open to amending his bill, and in a statement issued after the House vote he asked Bush, who has threatened to veto any attempt to raise the hourly minimum above $4.25, to keep an open mind until the House and Senate agree on a bill. ` It also included several exemptions for small business .
The House passed a minimum wage bill that exceeded the limit which President Bush said he would veto . The House asked the president to refrain from veto ##ing until after the Senate acts . Senator Bush sponsored a bill that would raise the wage to $ 4.65 by 1992 but is open to amending his bill and has asked the President to keep an open mind until the House and Senate agree . The House bill would boost the wage to $ 4.55 by 1991 and would have a new hire wage pegged at 85 % of the wage . It also included several exemptions for small business .