Political Quotes

Robert C. Byrd: “Merely allowing youths of a certain age to work for a period of time at subminimum wage does nothing to further our…”

On the recordOctober 7, 1977
Merely allowing youths of a certain age to work for a period of time at subminimum wage does nothing to further our objective to increase their long-term employment potential.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Oct 7, 1977

Editor's note · Context

Debate on a youth subminimum wage in the minimum wage bill.

Share

More from Robert C. Byrd

Jan 23, 2007

Our service men and women, now more than ever, are depending on your leadership to put the military medical system on a new track.

congress.gov
Jan 23, 2007

Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.

congress.gov
Feb 16, 2005

Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?

congress.gov
Feb 16, 2005

I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation