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Joe Courtney: “Those original components in the 1938 bill had exemptions that, however, were not benign.”

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

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

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