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Dems: Secret Ballot for Ye But Not for We?

Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis  |  July 30, 2009 10:45 AM
Frustrated with "conservative" Dems chairing important committees (and gumming up the works on nationalizing health care), Senator Tom Harkin has suggested instituting a secret ballot on whether or not a senator should remain chairman of a committee.

Of course, Harken seemed slightly less concerned about the secret ballot when he introduced card check (EFCA) legislation, eliminating the secret ballot for workers...