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Brian Schatz: “I do not think it is Members of the Senate's job to serve essentially as labor lawyers for 86 individuals.”

On the recordMarch 14, 2016
I do not think it is Members of the Senate's job to serve essentially as labor lawyers for 86 individuals.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz clarifies that Senate members should not act as labor lawyers for employees.

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