I never doubted the business community will benefit from this legislation. I have never said otherwise. But I also do not make the distinction between the common working man and woman and the consumer and corporate America that you do. I think they each need each other, and when one is damaged, the other is damaged, and they should be working together, not at each other's throats.
Discussing the relationship between the business community and workers in relation to proposed legislation.
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