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Mark Warner: “I will exercise due diligence, the fairest, most aggressive action by our committee in the areas delineated by the…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1997
I will exercise due diligence, the fairest, most aggressive action by our committee in the areas delineated by the amendment... To suggest that just one or two or three, or whatever it is, members of the Rules Committee can stop either the committee or the Senate from... a full and thorough investigation of all aspects of soft money, all aspects of other alleged areas of campaign finance or campaign reform that need to be addressed by the Senate I think is not a wise step to take at this point in time. Mr. President, echoing, again, the very important message that the majority leader stated earlier today, we have to get on. This committee is ready to go to work.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the committee's commitment to investigate campaign finance reform.

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