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On the recordJune 8, 2016
Easter Seals cannot afford to pay overtime and the children with disabilities that we serve are the ones that will suffer the most.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx emphasizes the negative impact of overtime rules on vulnerable children.

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