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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
Congressman John Lewis and I are contemplating filing an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act that would raise the idea of employment status.
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Jonathan Jackson
Democratic · Virginia

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Jackson discusses a potential amendment addressing discrimination based on unemployment duration.

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