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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “If that's the case, sir, I want to know why you'd be reducing overtime.”

On the recordAugust 23, 2020
If that's the case, sir, I want to know why you'd be reducing overtime.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton questions the reduction of overtime amidst employee shortages during the pandemic.

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