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Chuck Grassley: “It did not reverse a century of law because there was no law limiting independent expenditures until 1947.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2010
It did not reverse a century of law because there was no law limiting independent expenditures until 1947.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Grassley clarifies the historical context of campaign finance laws related to Citizens United.

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