John Kennedy actually said...

Today, weekly benefits are often too low in relation to lost wages to enable the worker to meet his basic and non-deferrable expenses.

Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on the Unemployment Compensation System.

03/11/1962

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I come here in October 1962 and ask you to help us move this country forward.

I can tell you what we stand for, but I challenge anyone to tell us what the Republican Party stands for in 1962 on a record such as this.

On the eve of the Council, we earnestly hope and pray that God will continue to bless you with vigorous health and will give you the great j...

Eighty percent of the Republicans in the House voted against a minimum wage of $1.25 an hour.