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On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
How can that be America? How can that be America? That I had someone tell me they're going to refuse their holiday bonus because they're being told by their government representative, 'You will lose your benefit.' We have to do better than that.
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

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Larson criticizes a system that penalizes workers for accepting bonuses, calling for improvement.

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