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Rick Allen: In a nutshell, what the Republican leadership is trying to do is to place restrictions on and to gag people who…

On the recordMarch 25, 1998
In a nutshell, what the Republican leadership is trying to do is to place restrictions on and to gag people who contribute a few bucks a month for political activities that are not just activities related to Federal candidates, but just their own union. At the same time, they are tripling the limits that wealthy individuals can give to the national parties. That is an embarrassment.
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Rick Allen
Republican · Georgia

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Addressing campaign finance reform and the impact of proposed restrictions on political contributions.

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