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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I went to a hearing like this, walked out in the hallway, the reporter said, 'How much money has your campaign fund taken from the cryptocurrency business sector? And I said, 'None. I have nothing to do with him.' She said, 'You are wrong. It is $20,000, and I can show you.'
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights unexpected campaign contributions from the cryptocurrency sector.

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