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Sara Jacobs: “I think it does if we all agree in legislative history. It does not say they can use any taxpayers' money. It simply…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1996
I think it does if we all agree in legislative history. It does not say they can use any taxpayers' money. It simply says that the gentleman from Kentucky is not proposing that the unions be outlawed if they collect their own dues and pay for their own representation. That is the only intent of it. That is what it says.
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Sara Jacobs
Democratic · California

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Discussing the implications of a proposal regarding union funding during a legislative debate.

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