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On the recordOctober 10, 1995
I believe the gentlewoman was a supporter of a proposal by a colleague of ours, the gentleman from California [Mr. Miller], to actually suggest as a part of lobby reform that we identify the lobbyists that come up with these great ideas that suddenly become amendments and laws binding all of us in America. If we had that on this Medicare plan, then we would be able to see with lobby reform what role Golden Rule had, and whether there is any relationship between the well over $1 million that put it, according to one of those political commentators on CBS last night, in the first tier of power here in Washington.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Discussing lobby reform and its implications for Medicare legislation.

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