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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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