John Kennedy actually said...

These other Republicans refused to accept or work for the $1.25 minimum Senate bill or the much milder minimum wage legislation endorsed by President Eisenhower which was contained in the Prouty amendment.

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Statement of Senator John F. Kennedy on the Minimum Wage Conference

08/29/1960

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