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On the recordJune 16, 2010
The Federal Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938, and with some exceptions, there has been a consensus in this country around labor law.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Brown highlights the historical consensus on labor law since the 1938 Act.

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