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Donald M. Payne: “I was voted into this position not by Wall Street, not by corporate America, not by those people who reside in high-rise…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2011
I was voted into this position not by Wall Street, not by corporate America, not by those people who reside in high-rise skyscrapers, but by hardworking Americans who want to raise their families the way that we had an opportunity to raise ours rather than ratchet it down to the bottom. I believe that this bill is foolish, hazardous to the well-being of our Nation's workers, and our economic development. It is time for the Republicans to abandon this pledge to corporate America. I urge my colleagues to vote against this outsourcing bill.
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Donald M. Payne
New Jersey
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Sep 15, 2011

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