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Pete Sessions: My question, I guess, Mr. President, would be something like this: Perhaps it could be true that the large number of job…

On the recordJune 6, 2007
My question, I guess, Mr. President, would be something like this: Perhaps it could be true that the large number of job applications received by Wal-Mart facilities is because even though Wal-Mart does not pay great wages, they do have health care benefits and job security, as opposed to construction work. Would the Senator agree that if businesses raised wages at the construction sites, if they had jobs that had a more permanent status to them, and actually offered a retirement plan and health care benefits, they might get more people willing to work at the construction sites?
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing job applications and wage issues in relation to Wal-Mart and construction work.

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