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Testimony by Byron Opasso, Hotel Worker

4:48:22

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110 sec

Byron Opasso, a hotel worker speaking through a Spanish interpreter, expresses satisfaction with his current job and concerns about the proposed law. He emphasizes the positive aspects of his work environment and the potential negative impact of the legislation on his financial situation.

  • Opasso praises the flexible schedules and understanding management at his current job
  • He highlights the importance of his income for supporting his family both in the US and in his home country
  • Opasso expresses worry that the approval of the law would significantly affect him financially and hinder his ability to meet his responsibilities
Byron Opasso (via Spanish Interpreter)
4:48:22
My name is Byron Rapasso.
4:48:24
I wanted to say to you that I'm very happy working in this hotel.
4:48:28
I'm working at the moment, and I'm also very happy and pleased within employ employment agency and working at the moment.
4:48:47
We have a very good job environment.
4:48:50
We have a very good workers' team, and our bosses are very good with us.
4:48:56
They also have very flexible job schedules for all of us.
4:49:08
Okay.
4:49:09
They're also very understandable to us.
4:49:12
For example, if we need to go to see a doctor when we get sick, right?
4:49:16
Or we have any emergency, they will, you know, give us the time for us to go to the doctor or to face that emergency that may come in the future.
4:49:39
Okay.
4:49:41
This law is approved I will get affected very much.
4:49:45
I will be here financially, and this is very bad for me, and this will affect also my finances and my responsibilities.
4:49:53
I have and my responsibilities I have many responsibilities I need to face, and I also decks that I need to pay, and I had to help my family I had here.
4:50:08
Now only my family here in the United States, but the family in my country as well.
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