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Lamar Alexander: “Well, wouldn't you think there would be more urgent cases for the EEOC to pursue than to sue an employer for requiring…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2009
Well, wouldn't you think there would be more urgent cases for the EEOC to pursue than to sue an employer for requiring an employee to speak English?
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander questions the EEOC's priorities in pursuing language-related lawsuits.

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