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On the recordMarch 24, 1994
I would suggest that that phrase is riddled with loopholes. I wish I had known that Common Cause was going to come out against this bill. I agree with them.
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Robert Livingston
Republican · Louisiana

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Addressing concerns about loopholes in a bill and expressing agreement with Common Cause.

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