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Sam Farr: “Everybody here has been elected under the law that allows a $1,000 limit. We had no problem getting elected. Many of us…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2002
Everybody here has been elected under the law that allows a $1,000 limit. We had no problem getting elected. Many of us have been elected many, many times. There is nothing broke out there that needs fixing. The law is a good law, and let us keep that good law so that we can have good, meaningful campaign finance reform tonight. Do not do it by throwing away the message by doubling the amount of contributions that one can take if this amendment is passed. This is a bad amendment. Defeat it.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Opposing an amendment related to campaign finance reform during a House floor debate.

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