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Barack Obama: It's wrong, it's corrosive to our democracy, and it's a threat to our future.

On the recordJuly 15, 2012
It's wrong, it's corrosive to our democracy, and it's a threat to our future.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on Senate Action on Campaign Finance Legislation

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