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Dick Durbin: “If the Supreme Court adopted that view, it could well compromise the few remaining campaign finance protections that are…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
If the Supreme Court adopted that view, it could well compromise the few remaining campaign finance protections that are still on the books.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the potential risks of strict scrutiny on campaign finance laws.

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