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On the recordSeptember 9, 2003
Does anybody in here believe this administration is changing work rules in order to be able to pay more people overtime? Let me say that again. Does anybody believe the Secretary of Labor, and this President of the United States, backed by the Chamber of Commerce and many other decent, honorable business people as their core supporters, is trying to change the law to give more people access to overtime?
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Questioning the administration's motives regarding changes to overtime pay regulations.

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