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Christopher Shays: The current law is it is illegal, and I have a hard time understanding why my side of the aisle wants to legalize a…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2000
The current law is it is illegal, and I have a hard time understanding why my side of the aisle wants to legalize a process where if we are just talking now as Republicans who are being criticized for somehow allowing unions to do something that Republicans do not want; it is against the law for union dues money to be contributed to campaigns.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Discussing the legality of union dues contributions to political campaigns.

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