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Mike Levin: “Money is swamping the Democratic process and you are standing up, defending the status quo. The present system demeans…”

On the recordMay 21, 1998
Money is swamping the Democratic process and you are standing up, defending the status quo. The present system demeans the contributor. It demeans the recipient. It increases polarization, and it deepens public cynicism. Shays-Meehan addresses both soft money and issue ads. I say to the minority who usually are not such defenders of free speech, free speech is not the same as unlimited paid campaign ads. Vote for Shays-Meehan.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing campaign finance reform and the Shays-Meehan bill.

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