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Robert C. Byrd: “We cannot allow this money chase to continue as it is going. It is going ever upward into the stratosphere already, and…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 1988
We cannot allow this money chase to continue as it is going. It is going ever upward into the stratosphere already, and public trust is going to continue to erode. Mark my words.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Feb 23, 1988

Editor's note · Context

Urging debate on a campaign finance reform bill facing a filibuster.

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