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Richard Blumenthal: “Describing those purposes as ephemeral and generic.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
Describing those purposes as ephemeral and generic.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal critiques Gorsuch's view on the purpose of worker protection laws.

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