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Kelly Ayotte: The whole reason for a merger is to combine operations and throw somebody out of work.

On the recordJune 18, 2013
The whole reason for a merger is to combine operations and throw somebody out of work.
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Kelly Ayotte
Republican · New Hampshire

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Ayotte highlights job losses as a consequence of airline mergers.

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