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Pete Hoekstra: “I believe that if the Teamsters election had only been an U.S. election, the result would have been different. But…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
I believe that if the Teamsters election had only been an U.S. election, the result would have been different. But because the American taxpayer picked up the tab for the Canadian election, the result was different, and that is what pushed Mr. Carey over the top. And just a quick correction, before we get inundated with faxes, a correction, Canada is not overseas.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of Canadian election funding on the Teamsters election results.

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