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On the recordMay 31, 2011
Just let me indicate my sadness at having witnesses come before us today, testifying in a way that can leave no doubt that they do not believe in the right to collectively bargain at all.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings expresses disappointment over witnesses denying collective bargaining rights.

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