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On the recordJune 8, 2016
As the gentleman from New York just indicated, in 1938,-- 1938-- Congress established 40 hours as a normal work week.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott discusses the historical establishment of the 40-hour work week by Congress.

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