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Ted Stevens: “I applaud the effort. But I am afraid the problem is that some future Ethics Committee chairman is going to say that…”

On the recordMay 5, 1994
I applaud the effort. But I am afraid the problem is that some future Ethics Committee chairman is going to say that there is a difference in these exceptions, and that being a lobbyist is a barrier. And I agree with the Senator from Arkansas, that a lot of future Senators are going to be very embarrassed over this bill.
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Ted Stevens

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Discussing concerns about potential future implications of a bill related to lobbying.

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