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Jon Ossoff: “Members of Congress live in fear of these super PACs.”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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Jon Ossoff's Rally Speech in Atlanta: A Call to Action Against Corruption and Fear

Published | Video Starts at 12:33

His rise is a symptom. It. Citizens United was the most destructive court decision in modern American history. The entire political system is just overrun by outside money. Members of Congress live in fear of these super PACs. It's not just Elon. Senators get threatened with 5, 25, $50 million of opposition over individual votes on a whole range of issues. And see, this is why things don't work for ordinary people. (12:33–12:38)

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