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Joe Courtney: “This request for an opinion did not come from the White House. It did not come from David Axelrod.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2013
This request for an opinion did not come from the White House. It did not come from David Axelrod.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney clarifies the source of a request for guidance from state labor departments.

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