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Darlene Hooley: “Let me just briefly end by talking about this is really something the American public wants. It is something that we…”

On the recordJune 18, 1998
Let me just briefly end by talking about this is really something the American public wants. It is something that we have with the Shays-Meehan bill. We have a bipartisan bill. All you have to do when you talk about influences, all you have to do is look at what has happened to the tobacco bill. Somehow or another, we have to restore the faith in the American public so that everyone has a voice in our system. We need campaign finance reform, and we need it now. The Shays-Meehan is our best chance.
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Darlene Hooley
Oregon

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

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