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On the recordMay 24, 2016
I know it was mentioned we feel like we are back to the 1930s. I was thinking more a little before that, the turn of a century, when workers had absolutely no rights and we did not record these sort of things, and there was no recognition whatsoever.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Pocan expresses surprise at opposition to the rule, comparing it to historical worker rights issues.

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