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Tom Harkin: But nothing the administration has done in the last couple, 3 years with regard to job creation, with regard to treating…

On the recordApril 20, 2004
But nothing the administration has done in the last couple, 3 years with regard to job creation, with regard to treating labor fairly in terms of getting its fair share of any economic gains, or the proposed regulations last year that would have literally cut off at the knees American workers' right to overtime pay changes my mind; I remain skeptical that this administration really wants to help workers get overtime pay.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Criticizing the administration's approach to job creation and labor rights.

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