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On the recordMay 4, 1994
Take whatever you want to. Let us say the tobacco industry goes to wherever you want to go to and they have fun and they do not do any serious work, we will say that is a bad trip. If you had to disclose that, do you think any Senator is going to go to that sort of thing now, and is that not sufficient protection, rather than trying to get in and, by the sledgehammer when you get that gnat then you have hit the symphony ball and the National Guard dance and all of these other really good charities?
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John Johnston
Democratic · Louisiana
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Discussing the implications of disclosure requirements for Senators regarding industry events.

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