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Elijah Cummings: “The majority's premise for today's hearing is that we need to conduct aggressive oversight to prevent unions from using…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
The majority's premise for today's hearing is that we need to conduct aggressive oversight to prevent unions from using the dues of their members to fund political activities.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings highlights the majority's focus on union funding of political activities.

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