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On the recordOctober 10, 1962
As I said, as these salaries become more in keeping with the salaries in private industry, it is also important that we maintain a comparable rate of productivity increase possible to the extent that Government work permits.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Signing the Postal Service and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1962

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