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Gregory Meeks: And I concur. We are creating opportunities for individuals here in the United States of America, as well as giving…

On the recordMay 22, 2007
And I concur. We are creating opportunities for individuals here in the United States of America, as well as giving individuals an opportunity for jobs in these foreign countries. Many of the people are in the informal sectors in their communities right now. When you go to South America, you can talk about Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, they are in the informal sector. What we are doing is creating a formal sector where they can get health benefits and talk about creating a future with pensions for their kids for tomorrow. We are talking about giving them a hand up which they don't have now in the informal sector.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Discussing job opportunities and benefits for individuals in the informal sector in South America.

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