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Mark Pocan: “There are so many special interests and we see, see so much…”

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

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 60 with Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

Yeah. And that's the part, I think, why I immediately coming to Congress gravitated to you as a friend is because I saw, you know, There are so many special interests and we see, see so much of their influence in Washington, unfortunately, among Democrats and Republicans on many issues. But there's very few people who just do the right thing because it's the right thing to do for your constituents. Unfortunately, there should be more, but it's unfortunately somewhat of a rare commodity. (05:36–05:45)

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Asserts that special interests have significant influence in Washington across both major political parties.

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