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Robert C. Byrd: “The perception is that we who go out and have to raise these sums of money are beholden to the special interests. It is…”

On the recordAugust 6, 1987
The perception is that we who go out and have to raise these sums of money are beholden to the special interests. It is time to put a stop to it.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Aug 6, 1987

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Urging cloture on campaign finance reform legislation.

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