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Sean Patrick Maloney: Let us show the American people that our government is not for sale. Let us show the American people that we support…

On the recordJuly 12, 2001
Let us show the American people that our government is not for sale. Let us show the American people that we support elections, not auctions to the highest spender. Let us vote against this undemocratic rule. Let us bring it down so that we can bring Shays-Meehan to the floor for an up or down vote and send it to the Senate so a conference committee is not required, the President can sign it, and we can finally pass meaningful reform.
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Sean Patrick Maloney
New York

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Addressing the need for campaign finance reform and the Shays-Meehan bill.

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