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John Shimkus: “There should be no differentiation between how we treat our workers and how we protect them, in my view.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
There should be no differentiation between how we treat our workers and how we protect them, in my view.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus advocates for equal treatment in worker safety and protection measures.

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