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Bobby Scott: “I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 35 percent of the workers in his district…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2019
I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 35 percent of the workers in his district in Pennsylvania an average raise of about $3,200 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Wild), a distinguished member of the Committee on Education and Labor.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia
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Jul 18, 2019

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