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Cory Booker: “I was one of the first people in Congress to say no…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Cory Booker GOES OFF on Trump and Democrats' Tax Plan

Published | Video Starts at 47:06

But it's not just their problem. We have a big money problem on our side as well. Ten years ago, I think it was about that I was one of the first people in Congress to say no corporate PAC money. At the end of last year, I said, said, enough. I don't want to start asking. I want to say no more issue area packs as well. (47:06–47:10)

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Asserts that Cory Booker was among the first in Congress to reject corporate PAC money.

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