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Mark Pocan: “Citizens United... it's how we're funding campaigns and that…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Wisconsin Town Hall on Immigration, Social Security, and Political Activism

Published | Video Starts at 38:07

Anyway, when I asked them one question that's separate, I say, what's the one federal law? If you had the ability to what would you change? And you know, what comes up the most is Citizens United... it's how we're funding campaigns and that amount of money that distorts the process. So the good news is, I think is people are there. The bad news is, and we do address it in HR1 when the Democrats are in charge, it's our very first bill. (38:07–38:14)

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Asserts that Citizens United affects campaign funding and distorts the political process.

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