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Amy Klobuchar: The sense that the public believes that all of politics, and particularly in Washington, is thoroughly corrupt, that…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
The sense that the public believes that all of politics, and particularly in Washington, is thoroughly corrupt, that citizens do not have much of a say here, that other interests are prevailing, has a corrosive impact on the ability of a democracy to function with legitimacy.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar discusses public perception of corruption's effects on democracy.

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