United States Housing Authority

United States history

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New Deal legislation

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    In United States: The culmination of the New Deal

    The U.S. Housing Authority was created in 1937 to provide low-cost public housing. In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act established a minimum wage and a maximum work week. Otherwise, the president seldom got what he asked for.

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