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On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
The unfortunate thing about the Citizens United ruling, in my opinion, is that we have now... reached the point with that ruling that corporate treasuries are now in play in terms of campaign finance.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall criticizes the impact of Citizens United on corporate influence in campaign finance.

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