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On the recordMay 5, 2010
The legislation I have introduced--S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act--would reverse the court's deeply-flawed decision and restore the law to what it was for decades.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses legislation to protect older workers from discrimination after a Supreme Court decision.

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