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Glenn Grothman: “A lot of truck drivers are independent contractors, right?”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

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Congressman Glenn Grothman Discusses Independent Contractor Regulations with Industry Experts

Published | Video Starts at 01:10

Just give me a real quick example of the type of jobs people do who want the freedom. In our industry, it's individuals who drive trucks. Primarily. A lot of truck drivers are independent contractors, right? Several hundred thousand in the nation are independent contractors. That's a lot. Yeah. Out of several million drivers. Yes. They have free, they're free to do it, right. (01:10–01:14)

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Implies that a significant number of truck drivers work as independent contractors.

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