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        <fullName>Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Constitutional Amendment - Allows Congress and the several States to enact laws regulating the amounts of expenditures a candidate for elective public office may make from personal funds of the candidate or members of the candidate's immediate family, including personal loans. </p>]]></text>
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