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On the recordMay 27, 2020
On April 28, President Trump announced that he would issue an executive order that would use the Defense Production Act to force meat-packing plants to remain open, leaving tens of thousands of workers in unsafe conditions.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro criticized Trump's executive order for failing to protect meat-packing workers.

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