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Andy Harris: “This discussion is not about safety, and it's not about making projects safe or making them more efficient. This is…”

On the recordMay 31, 2012
This discussion is not about safety, and it's not about making projects safe or making them more efficient. This is about politics. This is about an Executive order the President put in place that takes jobs out of the First Congressional District of Maryland and other districts where there may not be union workforces. Mr. Chairman, the unemployment rate is high enough in the First Congressional District.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland
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May 31, 2012

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