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Nancy Pelosi: I call that an obscenity. The Bush administration proposal would mean a pay cut for 8 million workers in our country.…

On the recordOctober 2, 2003
I call that an obscenity. The Bush administration proposal would mean a pay cut for 8 million workers in our country. Millions of workers depend on that overtime pay to make ends meet. Indeed, it triggers their ability to get a mortgage or a car loan or send their children to school.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Discussing the impact of a Bush administration proposal on workers' overtime pay.

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