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On the recordMay 5, 1994
Yes, I appreciate the Senator from Kentucky having the bill right before him because that was exactly my interpretation. When I looked at it, there were no exceptions for legal defense funds to the $20 limitation. As I said, I certainly can approve of and think it is fine to limit lobbyists from contributions. But nevertheless, I could not find in the bill any exception for other people, except the $20 limitation which renders impossible a building of a fund that would go against an entire Government entity by a public official of normal circumstances. I think her testimony is extremely important as we wrestle with trying to do the right thing in dealing with the gift issue.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas
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Discussing limitations on contributions and the implications for legal defense funds.

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