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Sam Farr: “I appreciate your allowing us to have this colloquy. Without people talking, sometimes it is kind of lonely in this…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1996
I appreciate your allowing us to have this colloquy. Without people talking, sometimes it is kind of lonely in this chamber. But my point is limiting raising that money in your district will put the advantage on a wealthy person versus a person who really has the passion to run for office, and I think we should be very careful before we do that because you do not put any limits on what a wealthy person can spend. Our bill does. It says you cannot contribute more than $50,000 of your own money.
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Sam Farr
Democratic · California

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Discussing campaign finance reform and the impact of wealth on political candidacy.

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