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On the recordOctober 28, 1999
I would like the Senator to comment on something that was killed here a couple weeks ago, and that is campaign finance reform. Why is it needed? Especially in light of all these false ads that have been running all over this country, why do we need campaign finance reform in our country, which the Republicans have killed?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the need for campaign finance reform during a Senate debate.

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