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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Those original components in the 1938 bill had exemptions that, however, were not benign.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney discusses the negative impact of exemptions in the original minimum wage legislation.

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