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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
The 501(c) problem, and the extent to which anonymous money is now interfering in our politics, is deadly serious.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the seriousness of anonymous money's impact on politics.

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