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Eric Swalwell: “If you look at this chart here, 158 families gave nearly 50 percent of the early 2016 donations. How does that make you…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
If you look at this chart here, 158 families gave nearly 50 percent of the early 2016 donations. How does that make you feel? If you are a part of the largest generation America has ever known, 80 million people, the most diverse generation America has ever known, how does it make you feel when 158 families are contributing over 50 percent?
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
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govinfo.gov
Feb 10, 2016

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