I begin this hearing by simply suggesting to my colleagues, this is problem that we Americans in some measure brought upon ourselves, ... The American campaign finance system has been an accident waiting to happen.
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Do you have an explanation you could share with the committee of why Mr. Ickes would call you and ask you to shred a document which he then produced himself and had in his own files ... He's asking you to destroy a document which he made a point of retaining and then produced.Robert Torricelli
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Not every American will have Sen. Jeffords' opportunity to so profoundly affect the agenda of our country and the lives of so many working families, ... But every American has the opportunity to exercise moral courage and join the fight to improve our neighbors' lives and the quality of their communities.
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Let's deal with each other honestly.
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Scaling back the campaign finance reform bill may get more Republicans aboard, but it leaves many of us who have been involved in the reform movement for years in believing that we are doing something and accomplishing nothing,
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The committee now has both the testimony and there is sufficient evidence to feel comfortable about the relationship, ... I've expressed regret, that Mr. Chang clearly was a person that I never should have known.
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