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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
the regulatory authority on Government ethics has not caught up with this post-Citizens United, dark money world.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse discusses the outdated ethics rules in light of dark money influence.

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