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Steve Scalise: borrowing money from the future to pay people not to work has actually resulted in many people choosing to not go back…

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
borrowing money from the future to pay people not to work has actually resulted in many people choosing to not go back to work.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Scalise discusses the negative impact of federal unemployment bonuses on workforce participation.

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