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On the recordAugust 6, 1998
I would favor closing it. The concern I have with Shays-Meehan is it prohibits people from expressing themselves, and I am concerned it is an incumbent protection bill. I think anybody in the country ought to have the right to criticize us any way they want to in any kind of ad. And, for that reason, I am a little concerned. But on soft money for the states, I totally agree with the gentleman from California.
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Tom Wolf
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing concerns about the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill.

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