On the recordNovember 15, 2005
If one senator can decide he'll take all the money from one state to solve a problem of another, that is not a union.
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Ted Stevens
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transcripts.cnn.comTed Stevens: “If one senator can decide he'll take all the money from one state to solve a problem of another, that is not a union.”
Editor's note · Context
Stevens defends Alaska's funding against efforts to redirect it to other states.
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