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On the recordMay 4, 2011
Unions built this country. They built the highways, the ports, the schools. They created fairness, the 8-hour work day, safe working conditions, health care, pensions.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott defends the role of unions in American society.

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