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Roy Blunt: “If the gentleman would help me here for a minute, figure this out, if you cannot mention the name of a Member of…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1998
If the gentleman would help me here for a minute, figure this out, if you cannot mention the name of a Member of Congress on anything you pay for, including a postcard, within 60 days of the election, how do you alert others who feel the same way you do about an issue to contact a given Congressman who may be, a given Member of Congress who may be thinking about which way they want to vote on that issue?
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing the implications of election-related communication restrictions.

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