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Danny Davis: “It seems to me that talking about reducing hours that people work so that they cannot experience a quality of life that…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2014
It seems to me that talking about reducing hours that people work so that they cannot experience a quality of life that simply becomes desirable to me is not something that we should be encouraging businesses to do in our country.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Davis criticizes reducing work hours due to compliance with the Affordable Care Act.

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