WASHINGTON — H Street is home to a number of bars and restaurants, and has seen several new businesses open in recent months, including Nanglo.

The brand new restaurant and bar, which offers Indian and Nepali food, has been operating "just a few months, three months," according to its owner. But he says recently, "Business is not busy."

A few blocks away at The Pug, owner Tony Tomelden says he welcomes new neighbors. "The more the merrier," he said. But he's worried a newly proposed initiative could make things harder for small business owners across the entire district.

"It's just a doorway for us to put more people out of work," Tomelden said.

The proposal, introduced Monday, would raise the minimum wage from $17.95 to $25 an hour over several years for all workers in the District.

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