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Sherrod Brown: I was only talking about his actions. It is nothing personal. I just thought that tens of millions of dollars in…

On the recordSeptember 21, 2004
I was only talking about his actions. It is nothing personal. I just thought that tens of millions of dollars in contributions which lead to legislation which means bigger profits for the insurance and drug companies was shameful. I did not cast aspersions on the President himself.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Addressing concerns over campaign contributions influencing legislation.

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