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James Traficant: If we do not do it now, this turkey is dead in the future. If we are going to do it, do it now, if this thing is going…

On the recordJuly 30, 1998
If we do not do it now, this turkey is dead in the future. If we are going to do it, do it now, if this thing is going to fly. I support it. Citizens should vote. Noncitizens should not vote. We insult no one by ensuring that an illegal vote does not cancel out our legal votes. In America the people govern. There is nothing more important in this bill than foreign money influence, attempts to corrupt us for foreign interests and illegal votes cast in elections.

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Discussing the urgency of campaign finance reform and the importance of voting integrity.

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