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John Kerry: I would ask him that, now having at least established one can arrive at a control, the issue is whether or not the…

On the recordSeptember 26, 1997
I would ask him that, now having at least established one can arrive at a control, the issue is whether or not the Government might play a role in that? I ask the Senator if he is aware that, in a number of States and in a number of cities, they have in fact passed legislation where there is an accepted regime of control for how much is spent in a campaign, or for the mechanism for raising it? The city of New York, State of Maine, a number of other States have accepted this. So, really, the question is not whether or not you can do it, I would submit to my friend, it is whether or not one is willing to do it, whether you have the desire of doing it. That is really the bottom-line question, I would suggest.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Discussing campaign finance reform and the role of government in regulating spending.

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