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On the recordAugust 31, 2020
Also thank you, Mr. Secretary, for announcing yet another executive order. I'd like to talk about just how well some of your previous executive orders are working.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Foster questions the effectiveness of Mnuchin's executive orders on unemployment benefits.

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