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On the recordJuly 18, 2019
I remind my colleague that his vote against this bill is a vote to deny about 41 percent of the workers in his district in South Carolina a raise of about $3,800 a year. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wilson), the chair of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pension Subcommittee.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia
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Jul 18, 2019

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