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On the recordJune 11, 1945
The salaries of members of Congress should be increased to a level more in line with the job they are called upon to do.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the Salaries of Members of...

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