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Mark Pocan: “Corporations are essentially people by the law [due to…”

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

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 47, What Law Would you Change?

Published | Video Starts at 07:19

There are 15,000 lobbyists in Washington, D.C. think about that. You've got 435 members of the House, 100 senators, and 15,000 lobbyists to affect change. And also within Citizens United, don't forget, Corporations are essentially people by the law [due to Citizens United]. And we can change that law, and we need to change that law. But because of the Supreme Court, they now have this extra power to put anonymous dark money into our campaigns. (07:19–07:26)

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Asserts that the law considers corporations as people due to Citizens United.

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