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Tom Harkin: “Keeping the NLRB fully staffed and able to do its work will send a strong message to the American people that, yes…”

On the recordAugust 31, 2014
Keeping the NLRB fully staffed and able to do its work will send a strong message to the American people that, yes, Washington can work, and our government can function. It will give certainty to businesses and ensure workers that someone is looking out for their rights and ready and able to enforce our Nation's labor laws.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Advocating for a fully staffed NLRB to demonstrate government functionality.

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