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Joe Barton: the Obamacare will shatter not only our hard-earned benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40-hour work week that…

On the recordJuly 31, 2013
the Obamacare will shatter not only our hard-earned benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40-hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton criticizes Obamacare for threatening middle-class benefits and the 40-hour work week.

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