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Mark Pocan: “It goes after overtime pay and protections.”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Mark Pocan town hall in Green Bay

Published | Video Starts at 41:36

I'm the caucus chair of the labor caucus in Congress, so I'm going to give you a little more on this than maybe usual, but I think it's important to share what's going on. It goes after overtime pay and protections. It wants to weaken overtime and get rid of some of the overtime pay protections you currently have. It would allow for employment discrimination. (41:36–41:39)

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