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Rebecca Cooke: “I've taken no money from apac.”

Name: Rebecca Cooke
Uploaded: 2026-07-29T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 23 s
Description: Rebecca Cooke

Featuring: Rebecca Cooke, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 3

I think that we have a really broken campaign finance system right now. But I've taken the no corporate PAC pledge because I don't want to be beholden to special interests or big corporations. I've taken no money from apac. I've taken no money from Big Pharma. I can't say the same for Derek Van Orden, who has done all of those things. (13:58–14:01)

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