Harry Truman actually said...

I trust that with the passage of the Portal-to-Portal Act, relieving the business community of a heavy burden of doubt, the Congress will now turn to a re-examination of minimum wage standards.

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

05/13/1947

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