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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
The huge sums of money that pour into our campaign system from special interest have probably more of a distorting impact on making good public policy than just about anything else.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes critiques the influence of special interest money on public policy.

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