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Ron Kind: “I wanted to reciprocate that and thank my good friend from Maine for the work and leadership he has brought to this…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2000
I wanted to reciprocate that and thank my good friend from Maine for the work and leadership he has brought to this Congress for the cause of campaign finance reform. In fact, the great State of Maine has really led the revolution sweeping across the country right now by passing their own public referendum, going to public financing of State campaigns. It is already being used as a model in the many other State referenda today.
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Ron Kind
Wisconsin

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Discussing campaign finance reform and the influence of Maine's public financing model.

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