We'd spent everything we'd raised, and so that was the only money we had, and we ended up winning the race. But McCain Feingold limited the ability to pay yourself back [from campaign loans]. So when the whole campaign was over, I could pay myself back some of it, but 550,000 of that I couldn't pay myself back. (28:57–29:02)
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Asserts that McCain Feingold Act restricted candidates from repaying themselves for campaign loans.
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