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Hank Johnson: Let's get right down to it. Why are the Republicans opposed to restricting campaign donations in American campaigns both…

On the recordJune 24, 2010
Let's get right down to it. Why are the Republicans opposed to restricting campaign donations in American campaigns both local, State, and Federal? Why? It's because Republicans favor Big Business and Big Business favors Republicans. With all of these unlimited dollars flowing through, we'll see more Republicans getting elected, both local, State, and Federal. What it means is that BP, a corporate wrongdoer, foreign corporation, can influence elections. It means Goldman Sachs and other corporate miscreants can influence elections, no limit, no boundaries. That's what will happen if we don't pass the DISCLOSE Act.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia
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Jun 24, 2010

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The speaker addresses Republican opposition to campaign donation restrictions and the influence of corporations in elections.

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