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On the recordNovember 17, 2015
I think it is something that has gotten so bad now--again, one in three workers needing government permission to work, up from one in 20 in the 1950s--that it does need some sort of federal involvement, or at least federal prodding.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Beyer emphasizes the need for federal intervention in occupational licensing due to its growth.

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