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Janice Schakowsky: “We don't want to be in a position of having to compete with that or have our workers compete with that.”

On the recordOctober 13, 2021
We don't want to be in a position of having to compete with that or have our workers compete with that.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky discusses the need for fair competition against forced labor practices.

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