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David Cicilline: “That decision of Citizens United that invited the corporate takeover of our democracy... has not played out.”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
That decision of Citizens United that invited the corporate takeover of our democracy... has not played out.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline critiques the assumptions behind Citizens United and its impact on democracy.

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