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FDR: Consequently, I am again expressing my hope that the Congress will enact at this session a wage and hour bill putting a…

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Consequently, I am again expressing my hope that the Congress will enact at this session a wage and hour bill putting a floor under industrial wages and a limit on working hours--to ensure a better distribution of our prosperity, a better distribution of available work, and a sounder distribution of buying power.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt expresses his hope for Congress to pass a wage and hour bill to improve wage distribution and work availability.

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