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On the recordMay 13, 1947
If those effects prove to be detrimental to the maintenance of fair labor standards for our workers, I shall request the Congress to take prompt remedial action.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Upon Signing the Portal-to-Portal Act.

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