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.
Statement of Senator John F. Kennedy on the Minimum Wage Conference
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And I think that--the governmental standards, let me say, on the whole I think compare favorably with those in Washington, with those in some other parts of America.
But don't make it impossible for us to function by legislative restraints or inadequate appropriations.
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