Lisa Johnson worked as a Schwab phone rep handling day traders until two years ago (and has filed a wrongful termination suit against the firm).

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Here's a sales rep on another day of cold calls, handing out another pile of business cards.

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"I'd say let's take the Senate deal, fight another day, " Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, told CNN before the House vote.

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