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Wendell Ford: “About $50,000. That does not compare to several hundred thousand that was put in by outside sources. $58,600 by--I am…”

On the recordMay 25, 1994
About $50,000. That does not compare to several hundred thousand that was put in by outside sources. $58,600 by--I am not sure if it was Republican National Committee or the House Republican CCC, but that was one purchase that was made at one time. My colleague, I am sure knows, the spending in the race was relatively even, the big difference being the candidate of the Democratic Party basically chose to finance a good portion of it out of his own pocket. The Republican candidate was a man of modest means who simply was unable to do that and unwilling to go into debt. So the amount of money spent in the race was relatively even. It was not determined because either candidate dramatically outspent the other.
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Wendell Ford
Kentucky
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Discussing campaign financing and spending in a political race.

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