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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I think we have agreement amongst everyone that it is never the government's position or proper role to determine based…”

On the recordApril 8, 2013
I think we have agreement amongst everyone that it is never the government's position or proper role to determine based on the amount of influence that a political group or interest or individual has that they have too much.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse agrees that it's not the government's role to limit political influence.

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