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Pete Sessions: I think that is a very realistic possibility, and it is so incapable of enforcement or definition. Do you say that a…

On the recordMarch 13, 1997
I think that is a very realistic possibility, and it is so incapable of enforcement or definition. Do you say that a private group that believes deeply in interests like pro-life or pro-choice cannot raise money and say don't vote for John Doe because he is opposed to our views? I think that is what America is all about. We have to be able to take the heat and defend our positions as best we can, and we should not turn that over just to the news media to do so.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the implications of an amendment related to political fundraising and free speech.

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