04/13/2010
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"I am honored to testify today regarding our voluntary retirement program..."
"The jobless rate was a staggering 19 percent in 1938. Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, President Roosevelt signed it, and employment went up."
"I think it's been well settled in this country for a long time that we do have a minimum wage."
"Your testimony included the hypothetical case of a single mother working at minimum wage in Des Moines who would purportedly lose public benefits like child care subsidies if she received a raise."