On the recordSeptember 14, 1999
the Goodling amendment is a clear attempt to silence the voices of working women and men, to stop their participation in the political process. Labor unions are voluntary democratic organizations in which the members vote on the union's political activities--as in a democracy, the majority rules. But, what about private corporations which, by the way, outspent unions in the 1996 elections by 17 to 1? I notice that no one is suggesting that corporations need to get written permission from their shareholders before they participate in the political process. The Goodling amendment will give corporations an open line to the candidates while disconnecting the teachers, nurses, carpenters, truck drivers, firefighters, and other American workers who count on their labor unions to speak for them. This amendment must be defeated.
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