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On the recordMarch 24, 1994
But a threat prior to the vote is probably exactly the kind of lobbyist influence to which the public objects and to which we should try to rise above as a legislative body representing those people.
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Jolene Unsoeld
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about lobbyist influence before a vote.

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