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Bill Foster: “If you made it anonymous, you would allow Members to sort of probe support for centrist legislation.”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2024
If you made it anonymous, you would allow Members to sort of probe support for centrist legislation.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster argues for the benefits of anonymous discharge petitions for centrist legislation support.

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