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Lynn N. Rivers: “In trying to draw a correlation between ATP and soft money, my recollection, in the 4 years I have served in this House…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1998
In trying to draw a correlation between ATP and soft money, my recollection, in the 4 years I have served in this House, is that the majority of Republicans in this body have voted against the ATP program. But it is also my recollection that in the 4 years I have been here, the majority of soft money dollars went to the Republican Party. How would my colleague explain that?
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Lynn N. Rivers
Michigan

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Addressing the relationship between ATP funding and soft money contributions during a House debate.

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