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Todd Tiahrt: “What the unions have been doing is running under the concept of political education activities, these sham ads, as the…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 1999
What the unions have been doing is running under the concept of political education activities, these sham ads, as the gentleman referred to as sham ads. What I think is an injustice is number one, this is money that should not be taken involuntarily. The Beck decision, if it was enforced by this administration, would stop that problem. The gentleman's legislation does not do that.
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Todd Tiahrt
Kansas

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Discussing union funding and political activities during a debate.

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