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Rick Larsen: I didn't vote for the FAA authorization bill, because it amended the Railway Labor Act in a way that I believe will--is…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
I didn't vote for the FAA authorization bill, because it amended the Railway Labor Act in a way that I believe will--is harmful to the right of workers to organize and to collectively bargain.
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Rick Larsen
Democratic · Washington

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Larsen explains his opposition to the FAA bill due to its impact on workers' rights.

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