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John Chenoweth: “I believe we should have truth in advertising in everything that is put across the airwaves, but the Shays-Meehan bill…”

On the recordJuly 14, 1998
I believe we should have truth in advertising in everything that is put across the airwaves, but the Shays-Meehan bill does not address that. So we need to leave it to the voters and their great discretion.
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John Chenoweth
Republican · Colorado

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Discussing the Shays-Meehan bill and the need for truth in advertising.

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