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Mike Bost: “I want to protect the employee. I understand that. But do you have an answer on how the language can be put together…”

On the recordJune 1, 2015
I want to protect the employee. I understand that. But do you have an answer on how the language can be put together, other than saying, 'Okay, we think this goes too far'? Because my final job, I feel like, is to protect our veterans.
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Mike Bost
Republican · Illinois

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Bost emphasizes the need to balance employee protections with veteran care.

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