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On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
What are we teaching our youth? Where do they learn their work ethic if we are going to ban them from working on a school night past 7 o'clock?
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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King questions the impact of restrictive labor laws on youth work ethic.

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