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Mark Takano: “This administration ran a campaign that promised to defend working people, but the nomination of Andy Puzder... was a…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
This administration ran a campaign that promised to defend working people, but the nomination of Andy Puzder... was a betrayal of working people across this country.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Takano criticizes Puzder's nomination as harmful to working families.

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