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Russ Feingold: “As I understand it, he would still be able to do it for the types of ads the Senator was indicating. The question that I…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1998
As I understand it, he would still be able to do it for the types of ads the Senator was indicating. The question that I would ask is, if you have a concern with regard to the bill at this point concerning individuals and groups that are not corporations or unions, the whole purpose of the Snowe-Jeffords amendment was to make it clear. And in the spirit of compromise that it would not affect what the individuals have been able to do in the past in that area, I just wanted to make sure the record is clear, because much of the comments of the Senator from Utah have to do with individuals who are not restricted in the way that the Senator has suggested.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Discussing the implications of the Snowe-Jeffords amendment during Senate debate.

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