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On the recordJune 22, 2020
Given that 45 million people have lost their jobs, and the administration still continues to move forward in trying to implement work requirements, will the implementation of work requirements be helpful at stopping the spread of coronavirus?
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kennedy questions the impact of work requirements on coronavirus spread amid job losses.

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