04/29/1965
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"That bill guaranteed a minimum hourly wage--the munificent, magnificent sum of 25 cents an hour--25 cents an hour!"
"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."
"The new minimum wage--$64 a week--will not support a very big family."
"Until today, minimum wage laws benefited some 30 million workers."