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Rob Andrews: “It seems like the things that we never quite get around to are the ones that most benefit the working people of the…”

On the recordApril 2, 2004
It seems like the things that we never quite get around to are the ones that most benefit the working people of the country. We never quite get around to extending unemployment benefits. We never quite get around to consideration of raising the minimum wage. We never quite get around to including pension relief for employees of small businesses, 60,000 small businesses across the country. We never quite get around to debating legislation that would help the 45 million people without health insurance in the country. We always do get around to helping very powerful players in our economy and our political system who, in fact, deserve help in this circumstance. I do not dispute that; but I hope one of these days, Mr. Speaker, we get around to helping the rest.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey
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Addressing the need for legislation that benefits working people during a floor speech.

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