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House Freshmen Show Zeal for Reform

By Nicole Duran
Roll Call Staff
May 22, 2007, Midnight

Barely five months into their first terms, House Democratic freshmen already have advocated creating an independent House ethics committee and imposing stringent lobbying rules. Now they’re ready to forge ahead on the even dicier topic of campaign finance reform.

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