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Hon. George W. Gekas: “The gentleman from Texas, who just addressed the House most eloquently, showed his powerful advocacy for a minimum wage.…”

On the recordMay 1, 1996
The gentleman from Texas, who just addressed the House most eloquently, showed his powerful advocacy for a minimum wage. This gentleman, I am sure if I search the Congressional Record, when he was in the majority just 2 years ago, along with the President of the United States, did not make such an eloquent speech.
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Hon. George W. Gekas
Pennsylvania

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Discussing a colleague's previous stance on minimum wage during a House debate.

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