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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Eighty-one percent of the Republican Members of the House of Representatives voted 'no' on a $50 a week for 40 hours…”

On the recordOctober 11, 1962
Eighty-one percent of the Republican Members of the House of Representatives voted 'no' on a $50 a week for 40 hours minimum wage.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at Fitzgerald Field House, University of Pittsburgh

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