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Tom Perez: We should not reward bad behavior. We should incentivize good behavior, and that is what this is trying to do.

On the recordMarch 25, 2015
We should not reward bad behavior. We should incentivize good behavior, and that is what this is trying to do.
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Tom Perez

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Advocates for a system that encourages compliance among federal contractors.

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