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On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
I hope we don't join that litany because I will tell you nothing has dragged more poor people out of poverty more than the free markets of the United States of America.
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Trent Franks
Republican · Arizona

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Franks emphasizes the importance of free markets in reducing poverty.

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