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On the recordMarch 13, 2013
These are costs. In your case, you are saying as a manager and owner of restaurants, 250 employees, will or may, reduce the number of jobs that are available.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander highlights the potential job reductions due to rising costs in the restaurant industry.

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