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Chris Shays about a nickname for the landmark campaign finance overhaul they were skippering through Congress in the early 2000s.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2018

"Well, I know if I were skippering a British warship and picked up the Narcissus, her owners would find I was born and bred in Missouri," the honest Matt admitted.

From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)