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On the recordJune 18, 1998
But what the gentleman is asking us to do is pass an amendment where if a comma is unconstitutional, a word, a phrase, the whole bill is gone. It is a poison pill to campaign finance reform.
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Pat Meehan
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the implications of an amendment to campaign finance reform legislation.

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