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Richard Shelby: “The idea of picking winners and losers in the marketplace, that's the tenet of communism, socialism, and so forth.”

On the recordApril 9, 2014
The idea of picking winners and losers in the marketplace, that's the tenet of communism, socialism, and so forth.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby criticizes the selection of communities for special treatment in economic proposals.

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