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Joe Courtney: “If you are one of the more than 50 million disabled Americans, you too should deserve a fair shot at a job with a…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2013
If you are one of the more than 50 million disabled Americans, you too should deserve a fair shot at a job with a federal contractor, free of discrimination against you because of your disability.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney advocates for job equality for disabled Americans under new labor rules.

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