On the recordMarch 14, 2023
Citizens United was another one. They said, 'Don't worry about it. All the unlimited spending we're going to unleash is going to be independent of candidates, and it's going to be transparent.'
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Whitehouse criticizes the misleading assurances of transparency in campaign financing post-Citizens United.
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