What differentiated the actions of Barack Obama from Franklin Roosevelt with respect to the federal minimum wage?
A)Roosevelt was much more successful than Obama in expanding presidential power in the minimum wage policy arena.
B) Obama relied heavily on negotiating bipartisan support for minimum wage legislation while Roosevelt resorted to executive powers to achieve his goals.
C)Roosevelt was convinced that raising the minimum wage was a critical component to advancing his economic policy goals while Obama deferred to Congress on the matter.D) Obama was willing to directly bypass Congress by using an executive order while Roosevelt worked to convince Congress to raise the minimum wage.
D
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