Political Quotes

On the recordApril 2, 2019
You have limited corporate liability when franchisees, contractors, subcontractors, staffing agencies and the like commit wage theft, hurting working people.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro accuses Acosta of enabling wage theft through policy changes.

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