This bill would have been inflationary and would have penalized the workers who can least afford it by jeopardizing employment opportunities for low wage earners and the unemployed, especially nonstudent teenagers.
White House Statement on House Action Sustaining the Minimum Wage Bill Veto.
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This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.
And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.
Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.
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