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New Hampshire restaurant owner defends tipped wage system before Congress

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Some states and cities are considering whether to change the way tipped workers are paid.

Restaurant CEO Tom Boucher spoke on Capitol Hill on behalf of the National Restaurant Association .

Boucher said the current system is better for businesses, servers and customers.

Voters in Massachusetts will be deciding in November whether to approve a ballot question that would have tipped workers pay tipped workers the state's full minimum wage of $ 15 an hour.