Harry Truman actually said...

I believe that the legislation now pending to increase the salaries of officers in the executive branch is a fundamental step toward the more effective operation of the Government.

Context

Special Message to the Congress on the Need for Raising the Salaries of Federal Executives.

06/22/1949

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