House Minority Leader Michel said that the President would show no flexibility on his position on the minimum wage. House Minority Leader Bob Michel, R-Ill., who met with Bush and relayed his comments to reporters, said the president ``made it abundantly clear there will be absolutely no flexibility, not one penny, Senator Bush , whose Senate bill calls for a higher wage than the House , said that he would offer an amendment to make his bill identical to that of the House . A new poll showed strong backing for the increased wage even it triggered higher consumer prices, but fewer favored it if it meant loss of jobs. Kennedy has proposed increases leading to a rate of $ 4.55 by six months , if employers could hire new workers at a sub-minimum wage for 1992 . The House bill would raise the wage to $ 4.55
House Minority Leader Michel said that the President would show no flexibility on his position on the minimum wage. Senator Bush , whose Senate bill calls for a higher wage than the House , said that he would offer an amendment to make his bill identical to that of the House . A new poll showed strong backing for the increased wage even it triggered higher consumer prices, but fewer favored it if it meant loss of jobs. Kennedy has proposed increases leading to a rate of $ 4.55 by six months , if employers could hire new workers at a sub-minimum wage for 1992 . The House bill would raise the wage to $ 4.55