David Cicilline actually said...

Because the premise of Citizens United, even if you take it at its face, is that independent spending does not corrupt, but direct contributions are corrupting, but a coordinated outside expenditure is equivalent to a direct contribution.

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Cicilline discusses the flawed assumptions of the Citizens United ruling regarding campaign finance.

01/28/2019

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