Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 26, 1976
I did not support the Humphrey-Hawkins bill in its original form.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in a Question and Answer Session with the AFL-CIO Union Leadership in Portland

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