The President's News Conference at Key West
03/14/1951
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One of the great advances in economic legislation made during the 1930's was to establish the Federal-State system of employment security.
Coverage should also be extended to Federal Government civilian employees.
As is the case at present with respect to coverage, the Federal law should not prevent the States from exceeding the minimum standards if th...
While many improvements have been made in the State laws since the program began, the system is far from adequate today.