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John Hope Bryant: “The gentleman had political action committee contributions when most of us voted to limit those and the gentleman did…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1995
The gentleman had political action committee contributions when most of us voted to limit those and the gentleman did not. Let me ask a second question. Has the gentleman played golf at any time in the last year at the expense of a lobbyist?
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John Hope Bryant
Texas

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Questioning a colleague's political contributions and potential lobbyist influence.

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