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Daniel E. Lungren: “It seems to me one of the underlying assumptions that you have for the bill is that this will help diminish the impact…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2009
It seems to me one of the underlying assumptions that you have for the bill is that this will help diminish the impact of money in politics.
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Daniel E. Lungren
California

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Lungren comments on the bill's intent to reduce money's influence in politics.

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