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On the recordAugust 26, 2013
I truly believe that business is wise enough to come up with ideas to work around the situation because what is more important, your American workers living a healthful life, and coming to work, and giving out a good product, or them going through what will happen to them health-wise if we do not have this?
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth emphasizes the importance of worker health over business challenges.

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