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Article: Clinton Raises Funds for Texas Rep.
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- March 12, 1999
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03-12-1999
Clinton Raises Funds for Texas Rep.
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) -- President Clinton repaid Texas Rep. Max Sandlin's loyalty during his impeachment by coming here through inclement weather to help raise money to clear Sandlin's campaign debt.
``He fights for you up there,'' Clinton told Sandlin supporters at a reception before a $1,000-a-plate dinner at a private home. The reception was moved to a nearby community center because the tent in which it was to be held was flooded.
" The president said he came to support Sandlin, a Democrat first elected in 1996, out of more than sheer party loyalty.
``In this last year, ... he was one of the most serious, substantive, ...