There is a lot at stake in this election: minimum wage, we've improved it greatly; unemployment compensation, the Congress is now extending it an additional period of time to protect families whose incomes are in danger.
Jimmy Carter: “There is a lot at stake in this election: minimum wage, we've improved it greatly; unemployment compensation, the…”
On the recordOctober 14, 1980
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Boston, Massachusetts Remarks to Senior Citizens.
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