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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Do you believe in majority rule? The majority wants to be represented.

On the recordMay 31, 2011
Do you believe in majority rule? The majority wants to be represented.
Said by
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton defends the right of the majority to be represented by unions.

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