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On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
I can tell you that small businesses in my district are breathing a sigh of relief that this fundamentally flawed rule was blocked by a federal judge.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx expresses relief for small businesses after a judge blocked a problematic overtime rule.

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