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Bill Clinton: I have asked the Federal Election Commission to act, within its current legal authority, to end the soft money system.

On the recordJune 4, 1997
I have asked the Federal Election Commission to act, within its current legal authority, to end the soft money system.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on Requesting Federal Election Commission Action To End the Soft Money System in Domestic Politics

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