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Christopher Shays: “The bottom line is, the gentleman needs to know it was illegal to solicit campaign funds. Soft money is not defined as a…”

On the recordJuly 14, 1998
The bottom line is, the gentleman needs to know it was illegal to solicit campaign funds. Soft money is not defined as a campaign fund. It is the reason why we need to change the law. I say it time and time again, and the gentleman does not seem to understand it, it is not a campaign contribution. The Pendleton Act gets at campaign contributions.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Addressing the legality of soliciting campaign funds and the definition of soft money.

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