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Source #79586

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TitleMilwaukee Courier / Civic Media reporting
Original URL(none — typed-API result with no web URL)
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2022-03-31
EntityBryan Steil
Captured2026-10-01T09:07:35.602Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-01T09:07:35.602Z UTC
SHA-2566b705aa370292e9f917da00b369a7fbcc5198737c02245c80e52ace112ad6345
Content length160 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
On March 31, 2022, Steil received $1,500 in campaign cash from Robert Wood, a lobbyist for PhRMA, and voted against the Affordable Insulin Now Act the same day.

Verifying this receipt

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