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Michael Bennet: People never thought that they would be displaced in an economic downturn or thought that they would be working for less…

On the recordJune 22, 2011
People never thought that they would be displaced in an economic downturn or thought that they would be working for less at the end of the 10-year period than they were at the beginning.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet reflects on constituents' unexpected economic hardships.

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