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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Independent expenditures, including those made by corporations, do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
Independent expenditures, including those made by corporations, do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse references the Citizens United decision regarding corporate spending in elections.

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