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  <url>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/letter-to-the-federal-reserve-chairman-on-the-penny-shortage/</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/letter-to-the-hill-raise-the-wage-act/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/letter-to-the-u-s-trade-representative-on-the-agreement-between-the-united-states-of-america,-the-u/</loc>
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  <url>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/multi-sector-letter-to-presidents-biden-and-von-der-leyen/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/overtime-comments/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/congressional-outreach/</loc>
    <lastmod>2022-11-29T05:26:16-06:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/immigration-reform/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/joint-employer/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/natural-gas/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/penny-shortage/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/regulatory-advocacy/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/regulatory-engagement/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/state-local-advocacy/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/sustainability/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/tax-policy-and-tax-credits/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/issues-and-advocacy/policy-agenda/tipping/</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.restaurant.org/research-and-media/media/press-releases/national-restaurant-association-statement-on-new-york-city-vaccine-verification-requirement/</loc>
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