FDR: “Failure to observe them must be regarded as socially and economically…”

On the recordMay 23, 1937

Failure to observe them must be regarded as socially and economically oppressive and unwarranted under almost any circumstance.

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Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on Establishing Minimum Wages and Maximum Hours

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