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Explores, from an economic point-of-view and from a small business owner's point-of-view, how a proposed increase in the Federal minimum wage would affect small businesses' capability to provide jobs. Examines proposals designed by Members of Congress to help working families increase their take-home pay. Includes testimony and prepared statements by five members of Congress, and representatives from the National Center for Policy Analysis, Business and Professional Women USA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and independent business owners -- Q-Markets, Inc. and Cornrows and Co.