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Joe Courtney: “That directly undermines the 75-year-old Fair Labor Standards Act.”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
That directly undermines the 75-year-old Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney critiques a proposal that he believes undermines labor rights.

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