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Tom Harkin: I was disturbed that he believed that Congress gave the Labor Secretary authority to broadly define the terms of the…

On the recordJuly 31, 2003
I was disturbed that he believed that Congress gave the Labor Secretary authority to broadly define the terms of the Federal Labor Standards Act and the overtime protections within that law.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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congress.gov
Jul 31, 2003

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Senator Harkin expresses concern over the Labor Secretary's authority regarding overtime protections.

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