On domestic issues, President Bush announced he would support a Democratic call to increase the minimum wage — but with a catch. The president says any wage increase approved by Congress should also come with a tax cut for small business. In response, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said: “America’s workers deserve a clean vote on [an] increase, with no strings attached. Such an increase helps everyone and hurts no one.” Under the Democratic proposal, the minimum wage would jump by $2.10 to $7.25 over the next two years. It would be the first nationwide increase in almost a decade.