Political Quotes

On the recordJune 13, 2016
This is an issue that goes to the core of who we are as a country that people cannot spend your money on political speech without telling you how the hell they are spending it or that you as an owner have a full right to know how your funds are being spent.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the importance of transparency in political spending.

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