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Peter Welch: “I'm worried about judicial abuse of legislative power by refusing to uphold a bipartisan campaign finance law sponsored…”

On the recordJune 13, 2023
I'm worried about judicial abuse of legislative power by refusing to uphold a bipartisan campaign finance law sponsored by John McCain, among others, Russ Feingold, that was intended to restore credibility to the election process.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch criticizes the Court for not upholding important campaign finance legislation.

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