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Cathy McMorris Rodgers: “Mandating new benefits, and thereby increasing the cost of labor, may well have the effect of jeopardizing many…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2009
Mandating new benefits, and thereby increasing the cost of labor, may well have the effect of jeopardizing many employers' ability to maintain employment levels and further stifle job creation and opportunity.
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican · Washington

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Discusses the negative impact of mandated benefits on small businesses and job creation.

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