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Jackie Speier: If someone says that they have decided to leave their job for personal reasons--they just decided they wanted to retire…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2014
If someone says that they have decided to leave their job for personal reasons--they just decided they wanted to retire early--we would not put them in the category of having lost their jobs.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Speier emphasizes that job loss claims misinterpret workers' choices under the ACA.

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