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On the recordJune 13, 2022
Do you believe, Mr. Secretary, that it is in America's best interest to not finance our adversaries?
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Jim Banks
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the Secretary of Labor about U.S. investments in companies linked to human rights abuses.

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