Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
You turned down the White House request for a briefing on campaign finance reform.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Specter questions Freeh about declining a White House briefing on a sensitive investigation.

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