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Pat Meehan: “Reclaiming my time, so when a campaign worker goes out and is trying to get people to go to the polls, the campaign or…”

On the recordJuly 20, 1998
Reclaiming my time, so when a campaign worker goes out and is trying to get people to go to the polls, the campaign or the party would give a check and the person would go, presumably, to a bank to cash the check. What if somebody did not have a bank account? Just so I am clear. We could support the amendment, but if somebody did not have a bank account or checking account, what would they do?
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Pat Meehan
Pennsylvania

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Discussing potential issues with campaign finance and access to banking during a debate.

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