On the recordMay 5, 1994
So if one of my young staff has a baby and someone, a lobbyist wants to give them a present, it is all right if they are a friend but it is not all right if they are not a friend?
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Ted Stevens
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govinfo.govTed Stevens: “So if one of my young staff has a baby and someone, a lobbyist wants to give them a present, it is all right if they are…”
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Discussing ethics and gift-giving policies related to lobbyists.
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