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Tom Cotton: “I come from Darnel, Arkansas, where $18,000 makes me a millionaire.”

On the recordMay 16, 2017
I come from Darnel, Arkansas, where $18,000 makes me a millionaire.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Cotton highlights the disparity in economic perception based on local context.

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