U.S. Vice President Joe Biden celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Vice President Biden celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act which established the minimum wage, the 40-hour week, overtime pay, and other now commonly accepted regulations. Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling talks about the President's proposal to raise the federal minimum wage as part of a plan to lift working class families out of poverty. Biden comments on the Supreme Court's decisions to overturn a section of the 1965 Voter Rights Act. He describes how the FSLA has protected workers, provided for families, and failed to live up to its opponents dire predictions.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date Published
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2013-06-25
- Speakers
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Biden, Joseph R.
Sperling, Gene B.
- Broadcasters
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C-SPAN (Television network)
- Subjects
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United States
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (United States)
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (United States)
Minimum wage
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:33:08
- Venue Note
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Broadcast on C-SPAN, June 25, 2013.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 19213
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b10024688
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