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Virginia Foxx: “Today Democrats see barriers as opportunities to increase Federal power. Republicans see barriers as opportunities to…”

On the recordMay 20, 2019
Today Democrats see barriers as opportunities to increase Federal power. Republicans see barriers as opportunities to enable individual empowerment.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx contrasts Democratic and Republican views on barriers to employment.

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