The President's News Conference
07/16/1947
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This order shall be effective as of August 2, 1946.
I am convinced that immediate amendment of the Act to provide a minimum of at least 65 cents an hour is necessary.
If those effects prove to be detrimental to the maintenance of fair labor standards for our workers, I shall request the Congress to take pr...
It is not the purpose of the Act to permit violation of our fundamental wage and hour standards, or to allow a lowering of these standards.