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Ryan Mackenzie: “I encourage all employers to utilize E verify. Again, I…”

Featuring: Ryan Mackenzie, Republican | U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District

Mackenzie Legislative Report - E-Verify

Published February 21, 2020 | Video Starts at 04:43

And so that's where we started and we thought that was attainable at this point. It was something that we could actually get done and achieve and make progress on. At the same time. I encourage all employers to utilize E verify. Again, I mentioned that it's voluntary, it's a free system. that's out there and available for anybody to use. And I would recommend that everybody does it. (04:43–04:49)

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“Workers are going to be the most benefited by this [legislation].”
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“The legislation shortens the window for voter registration to just 15 days before an election.”
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