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Carl Levin: “It is in the judgment of the Member if it is a close personal friend, as we have outlined it in this substitute which…”

On the recordMay 5, 1994
It is in the judgment of the Member if it is a close personal friend, as we have outlined it in this substitute which the Governmental Affairs Committee has approved. The answer is correct, and that is an exception which I think most people believe in. I think the Senator from Louisiana probably believes in the close personal friendship exception that we ought to be able--as a matter of fact, I think he has spoken to me about close personal friendships--we ought to be able to accept gifts from persons we believe are close personal friends.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan
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Discussing exceptions for accepting gifts from close personal friends during a committee debate.

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