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On the recordJune 12, 1989
The increase in the minimum wage I said I could accept amounts to 27 percent -- totalling 90 cents an hour in three equal annual increments of 30 cents.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989

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