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David McKinley: “So maybe it is time, Mr. Chairman, that the men and women of Government lose their sanctimonious attitude and walk in…”

On the recordApril 14, 2021
So maybe it is time, Mr. Chairman, that the men and women of Government lose their sanctimonious attitude and walk in the shoes of these families who are about to experience poverty, all in this guise of justice.
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David McKinley
Republican · West Virginia

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McKinley criticizes government attitudes towards workers facing poverty due to fossil fuel job losses.

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