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Burgess Owens: “How does the administration justify the use of taxpayers' subsidy for this type of environment in which so many children…”

On the recordJune 26, 2024
How does the administration justify the use of taxpayers' subsidy for this type of environment in which so many children are being used for labor?
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Owens questions the justification for subsidies in light of child labor issues.

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