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Patsy T. Mink: “I know that all Members on the majority are always very cognizant of their responsibilities to protect individual…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1998
I know that all Members on the majority are always very cognizant of their responsibilities to protect individual rights. They are firm against big government coming in and intruding in this way, so I am personally shocked at this reckless venture into the invasion of these individuals. Forty people whose names I do not even know, and I am the ranking member, I do not know of any abuse with regard to the pension funds that has come to the attention of our subcommittee. This is really a fishing expedition, reckless disregard of individuals who are going to have to hire attorneys at tremendous cost to themselves. We are not prepared to pay for it. I want to see the individual rights of this Union protected; and, if we really believe in their democracy and their individual rights to run their Union, by golly, we ought to allow them to have an election for their leadership.
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Patsy T. Mink
Hawaii
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Addressing concerns over government intrusion into individual rights related to union leadership and pension funds.

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