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Tom Harkin: “Senator Gregg has it all wrong. To respond, my amendment says ``duties''--if your duties remain the same, you get…”

On the recordMay 4, 2004
Senator Gregg has it all wrong. To respond, my amendment says ``duties''--if your duties remain the same, you get overtime. But if your duties change, there is no glass ceiling. If you are a secretary today but you become CEO next year, of course you won't get overtime. That is what my friend from New Hampshire is missing. That is what is wrong with this amendment. He does it job by job. What I say is, if your duties are the same, you ought to get overtime. But there is no glass ceiling. If you go up a ladder, become manager, owner, or CEO of the company, of course you don't get overtime. That is a bogus argument.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Debating an amendment related to overtime pay and job duties.

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