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On the recordSeptember 22, 1966
One of the first contributions I made in the legislative field when I came to Washington was when we passed the first minimum wage bill through the Congress of the United States.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Signing of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966

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