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Patrick Leahy: “The Founders understood this. Americans across the country long understood that corporations are not people in this…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
The Founders understood this. Americans across the country long understood that corporations are not people in this political process.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes that the Founders recognized the distinction between corporations and individuals.

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