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Deborah Koff Ross: What we are speaking about here is not simply the economics that may become involved. There is a very powerful social…

On the recordJuly 24, 2012
What we are speaking about here is not simply the economics that may become involved. There is a very powerful social and even moral statement here that has to do with the rights of workers.
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

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Emphasizes the moral significance of workers' rights beyond economics.

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