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On the recordJuly 21, 2021
In my State of Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, right to work states have the highest percentage of African-Americans in the Nation.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott defends right to work laws, linking them to economic opportunities for African-Americans.

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