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On the recordJune 18, 2012
When we follow this Judas goat of taking money from the government, there are strings attached to all this money we take and there are repercussions.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Kelly warns about the consequences of government funding and the connections to lobbyists.

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