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Ralph Norman: “I think for all the 2.3 million Federal workers, they're still getting a paycheck, but if you talk to that waitress who…”

On the recordJune 24, 2020
I think for all the 2.3 million Federal workers, they're still getting a paycheck, but if you talk to that waitress who hasn't seen a paycheck in a long time, you talk to that plumber who has not had a job, it is a health risk hazard not to be able to go back to work.
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Ralph Norman
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Norman highlights the disparity between federal workers and those in the private sector during the pandemic.

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