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On the recordMarch 19, 2017
If somebody were to out and out buy a vote or buy a favor, we would all agree that is corruption, is it not?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy asserts that outright buying votes is universally recognized as corruption.

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