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Richard Nixon: “That is why I favor legislation which would raise the floor to a higher level than H.R. 7935 but would do so over a…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 1973
That is why I favor legislation which would raise the floor to a higher level than H.R. 7935 but would do so over a longer period of time.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Veto of the Minimum Wage Bill.

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