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Don Beyer: “What you are clearly sort of affirming is the chairman's thought that we are paying people to stay home.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2023
What you are clearly sort of affirming is the chairman's thought that we are paying people to stay home.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Beyer acknowledges the concern about people being incentivized to remain unemployed.

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