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Joe Courtney: “The narrative that started this hearing, which is that somehow these union rules, unionization rules are somehow acting…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2017
The narrative that started this hearing, which is that somehow these union rules, unionization rules are somehow acting as a drag on the U.S. economy.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney challenges the claim that union rules negatively impact the economy.

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