Bare Minimum.

MINIMUM wage; UNITED States. Congress; KENNEDY, Edward Moore, 1932-2009; SANTORUM, Rick, 1958-; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGES; CHURCH & social problems

Focuses on the minimum wage in the U.S. as of 2006. Failure of the U.S. Congress to raise the minimum wage rate during its last session; Involvement of U.S. Senators Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) in efforts to raises the minimum wage; Claims that raising the minimum wage will result to job losses; Stance of the church on the issue regarding minimum wage.