Tom Harkin actually said...

Policy, frankly, under both Democrats and Republicans, have not put having good jobs, good-quality jobs at the center of economic policy.

Harkin criticizes bipartisan policy failures in prioritizing job quality.

01/20/2010

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We need individual assessments of personal abilities in terms of different job sectors and jobs that they could do.

But if it goes to the private bar, a private attorney wants the highest settlement possible. That is how they make their money.

Yes, well, that also gets into this whole area of penalties that you were talking about.

I think beyond that would be to actively engage these entities into looking into these instances to see if people are not being paid.