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Jamie Raskin: “I think that, yeah, I would like to be able to help our friend from Illinois in backing one of his amendments, but I am…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
I think that, yeah, I would like to be able to help our friend from Illinois in backing one of his amendments, but I am afraid that this one moves us backwards instead of moving us forward to a functional and improved FEC.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin expresses concern that an amendment would hinder the functionality of the FEC.

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