Carl Levin: “Woman, I am glad to hear that some corporations are good citizens.…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2019

Woman, I am glad to hear that some corporations are good citizens. However, we cannot leave our basic functioning of our democracy to the whims of individuals. Some corporations protected the safety of their workers before we had the OSHA laws. Some corporations didn't use child labor before we had our child labor laws. We need fundamental rules to make sure there is sunshine in this area. Now, I yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), my friend.

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Carl Levin

Democratic · Michigan

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Mar 7, 2019

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