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On the recordJuly 29, 2009
Nobody ran for this office to come and raise money. I don't think, I am not so sure, but if we really knew what we were getting into, I am not so sure that some of us wouldn't make a different judgment.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano expresses frustration with fundraising demands in politics.

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