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Pat Meehan: “This legislation does not allow somebody to borrow hard money and then pay it back in soft money. In fact, no one can…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2002
This legislation does not allow somebody to borrow hard money and then pay it back in soft money. In fact, no one can raise any soft money under this bill after the next election. So what the gentleman is saying just simply is not true.
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Pat Meehan
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the implications of campaign finance legislation.

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