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Pat Roberts: I opposed that bill. I and others who voted against it did so because we knew it would restrict people's right to…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
I opposed that bill. I and others who voted against it did so because we knew it would restrict people's right to participate in the political process.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

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Pat Roberts explains his opposition to the McCain-Feingold bill due to its restrictive nature.

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