Tom Harkin actually said...

I was disturbed that he believed that Congress gave the Labor Secretary authority to broadly define the terms of the Federal Labor Standards Act and the overtime protections within that law.

Context

Senator Harkin expresses concern over the Labor Secretary's authority regarding overtime protections.

07/31/2003

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