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Walter B. Jones: The perception that we go back to the people who are lobbying us to raise money is where the public really loses trust.

On the recordJuly 29, 2009
The perception that we go back to the people who are lobbying us to raise money is where the public really loses trust.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Jones discusses public distrust due to lobbying practices.

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