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On the recordJuly 16, 2012
I ask the Senator, when the company gets involved in that manner or a billionaire gets involved in that manner and their motive is largely to advance their financial interests, do they use that to fund ads that are an accurate representation of the facts?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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